Table 1.

Sample description: percentages and frequencies (N) or mean scores and standard deviation (SD) for men and women (N = 10,271).

		Men N = 4808		Women N = 5463
Variables	Categories or range	% or (mean)	N or (SD)	% or (mean)	N or (SD)
CASP	0–36	25.5	(6.1)	24.9	(6.3)
Age	50–80	68.9	(6.3)	66.9	(7.1)
Partner	At 30 and 50	79.3	3812	83.8	4580
	At 30 but not 50	2.7	131	5	273
	Not at 30 but 50	12.9	620	5.9	323
	Not at 30 and 50	5.1	245	5.3	287
Functional limitations	Not limited	57.5	2766	52.5	2876
	Limited	42.5	2042	47.5	2596
Education	Low	46.8	2251	53.0	2898
	Medium	34.1	1638	33.4	1823
	High	19.1	919	13.6	742
Childhood circumstances	Most advantaged	4.8	231	4.5	247
	Advantaged	15.1	724	16.5	902
	Neutral	29.4	1415	33.7	1844
	Disadvantaged	27.3	1312	25.7	1402
	Most disadvantaged	23.4	1126	19.5	1068
Labour market disadvantage	None	23.6	1134	13.6	741
	Mild	57.5	2763	68.5	3742
	Moderate	15.1	726	14.0	766
	Severe	3.3	161	3.5	192
	Very severe	0.5	24	0.4	22