Table 1.
Sample attrition by year and number of interviews completed
Panel A. Sample attrition and mortality by year for individuals age 51–61 in 1992 | ||||||||
Sample year |
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Sample status | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 |
Interviewed | 9,601 | 8,596 | 8,143 | 7,767 | 7,313 | 7,001 | 6,685 | 6,309 |
Eligible but not interviewed | 0 | 775 | 1,018 | 1,077 | 1,156 | 1,012 | 990 | 756 |
Exited sample (living) | 0 | 60 | 235 | 549 | 866 | 1,254 | 19,6 | 2,227 |
Died | 0 | 168 | 205 | 208 | 266 | 334 | 230 | 309 |
Totala |
9,601 |
9,601 |
9,601 |
9,601 |
9,601 |
9,601 |
9,601 |
9,601 |
Panel B. Sample attrition and mortality for individuals with fewer than five interviews versus analysis sample | ||||||||
No. of interviews |
Died |
Exited sample |
Total |
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1 | 61 | 271 | 332 | |||||
2 | 190 | 283 | 473 | |||||
3 | 203 | 274 | 477 | |||||
4 | 210 | 266 | 476 | |||||
5 | 293 | 324 | 617 | |||||
6 | 290 | 403 | 693 | |||||
7 | 238 | 691 | 929 | |||||
8 | 235a | 0 | 5,604 | |||||
Total | 1,720 | 2,512 | 9,601 |
Proxy interview obtained.