Table 1.

Baseline (1993-95) Characteristics by Participation in EHLS 5 and 10-yr Follow-up Examinations

	1993-1995		1998-2000				2003-20005
	n = 3753		n = 3407				n = 2902
			Participants		Non-participants		Participants		Non-participants
Age group (yrs)	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
48-59	1298	34.6	1108	39.6	156	25.7	1064	44.4	160	31.6
60-69	1103	29.4	871	31.1	164	27.0	778	32.5	149	29.4
70-79	942	25.1	637	22.8	176	29.0	472	19.7	138	27.2
80-92	410	10.9	184	6.6	111	18.3	81	3.4	60	11.8
Sex
Men	1589	42.3	1158	41.4	258	42.5	981	41.0	211	41.6
Women	2164	57.7	1642	58.6	349	57.5	1414	59.0	296	58.4
Education (yrs)
< 12	914	24.4	552	19.7	203	33.4	394	16.5	156	30.8
12	1714	45.7	1329	47.5	260	42.8	1165	48.6	237	46.8
13-15	577	15.4	454	16.2	83	13.7	413	17.3	60	11.8
16+	546	14.6	463	16.6	61	10.0	421	17.6	54	10.7
Marital Status
Married	2410	68.2	1916	70.8	322	64.1	1686	73.0	291	66.3
Single	131	3.7	100	3.7	21	4.2	85	3.7	16	3.6
Divorced/Widowed	992	28.1	691	25.5	159	31.7	540	23.3	132	30.1
Employment
Full time	1161	31.0	992	35.5	129	21.3	951	39.7	131	25.8
Part time	459	12.2	367	13.1	71	11.7	330	13.8	70	13.8
Homemaker	399	10.6	294	10.5	70	11.6	258	10.8	56	11.1
Retired	1623	43.3	1063	38.0	320	52.8	793	33.1	229	45.2
Un/Dis/SL	107	2.9	82	2.9	16	2.6	62	2.6	21	4.1
Occupation - Longest Held Job
Managerial or Professional	665	18.7	553	20.7	81	14.1	496	21.6	77	16.0
Technical sales	850	23.9	672	25.2	121	21.0	545	25.9	108	22.4
Service	750	21.1	550	20.6	123	21.4	454	19.8	102	21.2
Farming or forestry	131	3.7	84	3.1	29	5.0	70	3.1	18	3.7
Production	419	11.8	296	11.1	74	12.9	247	10.8	58	12.0
Operator or Fabricator	745	20.9	577	19.4	148	25.7	432	18.8	119	24.7
Hearing Status
Normal	1925	54.1	1636	60.1	201	39.0	1465	62.9	223	50.8
Mild Loss	948	26.7	687	25.3	160	31.1	578	24.8	118	26.9
Mod/Sev	683	19.2	398	14.6	154	29.9	288	12.4	98	22.3