Table 1 Characteristics of the respondents across different waves
Wave 1 (n = 8326) | Wave 2 (n = 7532) | Wave 4 (n = 5194) | Wave 5 (n = 5569) | Wave 6 (n = 8217) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Follow-up time in year, Mean ± SD | 0 | 2.3 ± 0.6 | 6.7 ± 0.5 | 8.7 ± 0.5 | 10.6 ± 0.5 |
Age, Mean ± SD | 62.5 ± 8.2 | 64.7 ± 8.2 | 69.5 ± 8.4 | 71.3 ± 8.3 | 73.0 ± 8.2 |
Sex, n(%) | |||||
Women | 4691 (56.3) | 4249 (56.4) | 2998 (57.7) | 3206 (57.6) | 4641 (56.5) |
Men | 3635 (43.7) | 3283 (43.6) | 2196 (42.3) | 2363 (42.4) | 3576 (43.5) |
Highest education level, n(%) | |||||
Low | 3997 (48.0) | 3580 (47.5) | 2415 (46.5) | 2588 (46.5) | 3946 (48.0) |
Middle | 2509 (30.1) | 2284 (30.3) | 1594 (30.7) | 1719 (30.9) | 2466 (30.0) |
High | 1820 (21.9) | 1668 (22.1) | 1185 (22.8) | 1262 (22.7) | 1805 (22.0) |
Employment status, n(%) | |||||
Employed | 2809 (33.7) | 2147 (28.5) | 924 (17.8) | 732 (13.1) | 727 (8.85) |
Retired | 3709 (44.6) | 3830 (50.9) | 3371 (64.9) | 3962 (71.1) | 6273 (76.3) |
Not employed | 1808 (21.7) | 1555 (20.6) | 899 (17.3) | 875 (15.7) | 1217 (14.8) |
Region, n(%) | |||||
Southern Europe | 2203 (26.5) | 1943 (25.8) | 1279 (24.6) | 1391 (25.0) | 2172 (26.4) |
Central Europe | 4126 (49.6) | 3808 (50.6) | 2693 (51.9) | 2798 (50.2) | 4076 (49.6) |
Northern Europe | 1997 (24.0) | 1781 (23.6) | 1222 (23.5) | 1380 (24.8) | 1969 (24.0) |
Marital status, n(%) | |||||
With partner | 6339 (76.1) | 5627 (74.7) | 3247 (62.5) | 3315 (59.5) | 5526 (67.3) |
No partner | 1987 (23.9) | 1905 (25.3) | 1947 (37.5) | 2254 (40.5) | 2691 (32.8) |
Self-perceived health, n(%) | |||||
Poor | 1916 (23.0) | 2217 (29.4) | 1792 (34.5) | 1958 (35.2) | 3070 (37.4) |
Good | 6410 (77.0) | 5315 (70.6) | 3402 (65.5) | 3611 (64.8) | 5147 (62.6) |
Household size, Mean ± SD | 2.3 ± 1.0 | 2.3 ± 1.0 | 1.9 ± 0.8 | 1.9 ± 0.8 | 1.9 ± 0.8 |
Number of children, Mean ± SD | 2.2 ± 1.4 | 2.3 ± 1.4 | 2.2 ± 1.4 | 2.2 ± 1.4 | 2.2 ± 1.4 |
Provided social support, n(%) | 3185 (38.3) | 2872 (38.1) | 1584 (30.5) | 1633 (29.3) | 2247 (27.4) |