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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 15.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Forces. 2009;87(4):2125–2153. doi: 10.1353/sof.0.0219

Table A1.

Non-Response and Mortality, by Gender

TOTAL MEN WOMEN

% % %
1957 In-School Survey
Respondents 10,317   — 4,991   — 5,326   —
1975 Telephone Survey
Respondents 9,139   88.6 4,330   86.8 4,809   90.3
Non-Respondents 1,004     9.7 543   10.9 461     8.7
Deceased 174     1.7 118     2.4 56     1.1
Total 10,317 100 4,991 100 5,326 100
1993 Telephone and Mail Surveys
Respondents 6,548   71.6 3,031   70.0 3,517   73.1
Non-Respondents 2,250   24.6 1,110   25.6 1,140   23.7
Deceased 341     3.7 189     4.4 152     3.2
Total 9,139 100 4,330 100 4,809 100
2004 Telephone and Mail Surveys
Respondents 5,300   80.9 2,399   79.1 2,901   82.5
Non-Respondents 861   13.1 412   13.6 449   12.8
Deceased 387     5.9 220     7.3 167     4.7
Total 6,548 100 3,031 100 3,517 100
Born 1937–1940 5,290 2,394 2,896

Note: 1975 respondents include those who participated in the 1975 telephone survey; 1993 respondents include those who participated in the 1993 telephone and mail surveys; and 2004 respondents include those who participated in the 2004 telephone and mail surveys. At each wave, non-respondents include individuals who were not located and individuals who were located but who were unwilling to participate. Of the 5,300 respondents in 2004, 10 were dropped from the analyses because they were not in the modal birth cohort.