Table 3. Descriptive statistics of the sample – complete model variables (N = 17,070).

Variable	Category	Number	Percent
Education	Low	14,233	83.38
	High	2,709	15.87
	Other/unknown	128	0.75
Family status	Spouse/partner	11,436	66.99
	Single	5,634	33.01
Number of children	0	1,637	9.59
	1	2,190	12.83
	2	3,972	23.27
	3	2,380	13.94
	4+	2,126	12.45
	No information	4,765	27.91
Body-mass-index	<18.5−underweight	261	1.53
	18.5–24.9−normal	6,421	37.62
	25–29.9 − overweight	7,188	42.11
	30 and above − obese	2,682	15.71
	Missing	518	3.03
Activities of daily living	No ADL limitations	14,541	85.18
	1+ ADL limitations	2,529	14.82
Depression symptoms	No	12,322	72.19
	Yes	4,588	26.88
	No information	160	0.94
Smoking	Yes, currently	1,851	10.84
	Never smoked	9,996	58.56
	Stopped	5,141	30.12
	Missing	82	0.48
Doctor told you had	Heart attack	3,105	18.19
Doctor told you had	Hypertension	6,718	39.36
Doctor told you had	High blood cholesterol	3,916	22.94
Doctor told you had	Stroke	912	5.34
Doctor told you had	Diabetes	2,177	12.75
Doctor told you had	Chronic lung disease	1,230	7.21
Doctor told you had	Asthma	728	4.26
Doctor told you had	Arthritis	4,509	26.41
Doctor told you had	Osteoporosis	1,387	8.13
Doctor told you had	Cancer	1,341	7.86
Doctor told you had	Stomach/duod./peptic ulcer	1,001	5.86
Doctor told you had	Parkinson's disease	181	1.06
Doctor told you had	Cataracts	2,611	15.30
Doctor told you had	Hip/femoral fracture	616	3.61

Data source: SHARE waves 1, 2, and 4.