Table 2. Socio-demographic characteristics for GAZEL men, at time of each life event.

	Marriage	Employment promotion	Important purchase	Children leaving home	Divorce	Retirement	Widowhood	Death of a loved one
N	738	1518	10012	6449	1845	14442	1126	11459
Age at event
35–39	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
40–44	35%	15%	4%	0%	30%	0%	7%	5%
45–49	38%	49%	26%	18%	27%	0%	12%	26%
50–54	17%	32%	33%	43%	15%	34%	14%	33%
55–59	7%	3%	24%	29%	16%	55%	25%	22%
60–64	2%	0%	11%	8%	10%	10%	30%	11%
65+	1%	0%	3%	1%	2%	0%	12%	3%
Education
<High school	20%	19%	18%	16%	19%	19%	17%	19%
High school	8%	8%	6%	6%	7%	6%	7%	6%
> High school	70%	72%	74%	76%	72%	73%	73%	74%
Self-rated health
Excellent	35%	26%	31%	29%	32%	23%	26%	30%
Good	43%	43%	53%	52%	43%	38%	52%	52%
Fair	10%	11%	14%	17%	16%	11%	17%	15%
Poor	2%	1%	1%	1%	2%	1%	1%	1%
Employment
Manual Worker/Clerk	14%	29%	10%	10%	13%	13%	11%	11%
Admin Associate/Technician	57%	71%	53%	53%	56%	56%	53%	55%
Manager	30%	0%	36%	38%	31%	32%	35%	34%

Note: Cells may not always add up to 100% or total N due to rounding and/or missing data