Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for the overall study sample.
| Study sample (n = 3,786) | |
|---|---|
| Age; M (SD) | 67.04 (6.88) |
| Women, n (%) | 2,953 (78.0) |
| Education, n (%) | |
| Secondary education | 512 (13.5) |
| Post-secondary education | 438 (11.6) |
| Vocational qualification | 752 (19.9) |
| Undergraduate degree | 1,309 (34.6) |
| Post-graduate degree | 637 (16.8) |
| Doctorate | 139 (3.7) |
| Married/co-habiting/in a civic partnership, n (%) | 2,829 (79.8) |
| Employed, n (%) | 1,434 (38.7) |
| White ethnicity, n (%) | 3,737 (98.7) |
| Awareness of age-related gains, M (SD) | 18.31 (3.74) |
| Awareness of age-related losses, M (SD) | 10.14 (3.36) |
| Number of physical health conditions, M (SD) | 1.32 (1.26) |
| Physical health conditions, n (%) | |
| Zero | 1,182 (31.2) |
| One | 1,170 (30.9) |
| Two | 806 (21.3) |
| Three | 407 (10.8) |
| Four | 150 (4.0) |
| Five | 50 (1.3) |
| Six | 15 (0.4) |
| Seven | 4 (0.1) |
| Eight | 2 (0.1) |
| Number of mental health conditions, M (SD) | 0.38 (0.76) |
| Mental health conditions, n (%) | |
| Zero | 2,816 (74.4) |
| One | 652 (17.2) |
| Two | 210 (5.6) |
| Three | 82 (2.2) |
| Four | 20 (0.5) |
| Five | 4 (0.1) |
| Six | 2 (0.1) |