Table 4.
Percentage Distribution of Discrepancies Between Age Based on Census Record and Age at Interview,a LLFS Siblings, and Probands (N = 1,005)
| Census-based age − Age based on reported birth date | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at interviewa | −2+ | −1 | 0 | 1 | 2+ | N |
| <80 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 89.3 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 28 |
| 80–84 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 92.4 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 118 |
| 85–89 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 88.4 | 10.1 | 0.5 | 207 |
| 90–94 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 89.5 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 411 |
| 95–99 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 85.4 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 205 |
| 100 and more | 0.0 | 0.0 | 88.4 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 43 |
| Total | 0.4 | 2.3 | 88.7 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 1,012 |
Notes: aAge at interview based on reported date of birth and date of interview. Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding. A positive difference indicates age understatement at the time of the interview based on the reported birth date compared with census-based age, whereas negative values indicate age overstatement.