Characteristic | Value |
---|---|
Cohort | |
 1993/94 | 830 (69.92%) |
 2004/05 | 357 (30.08%) |
Age at interview | |
 Mean (SD), years | 82.1 (5.12) |
 75–79 | 460 (38.75%) |
 80–84 | 396 (33.36%) |
 ≥ 85 | 331 (27.89%) |
Gender | |
 Male | 474 (39.93%) |
 Female | 713 (60.07%) |
Age of migrationa | |
 US Born | 677 (58.16%) |
 0–19 | 113 (9.71%) |
 20–49 | 290 (24.91%) |
 ≥ 50 | 84 (7.22%) |
Education | |
 Mean (SD), years | 4.7 (3.90) |
 No formal education | 221 (18.62%) |
 Elementary school | 528 (44.48%) |
 Middle-school or higher | 438 (36.90%) |
Marital statusb | |
 Married | 501 (42.31%) |
 Not married | 683 (57.69%) |
Language at interview | |
 English | 208 (17.52%) |
 Spanish | 979 (82.48%) |
Mortality within 3 years of Wave 5 interview | |
 Alive | 888 (74.81%) |
 Deceased within 2 years | 180 (15.16%) |
 Deceased during 2–3 years | 119 (10.03%) |