outcomes throughout life. The growing availability of biomarker data attached to survey data at the population level (e.g., the National Social Life Health and Aging Project, Waite et al. 2008) provides new opportunities for assessing the interplay of physiological, psychological, and social factors with health behavior in shaping health outcomes over the life course. Quantitative insights will be further enhanced by qualitative research that examines the processes, symbolic meanings, and relationship dynamics underlying population patterns (Pearlin et al. 2005).
