Table 1. Some descriptives of the analytic sample (ELSA 2002–2013).
| Variable | Episodic memory | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean, 9.97 | Std. dev., 3.62 | |
| Sex | ||
| Male (45%) | 9.7 | 3.5 |
| Female (54%) | 10.2 | 3.7 |
| Cohort | ||
| Pre-Depression (19%) | 7.5 | 3.5 |
| Depression era (24%) | 9.4 | 3.4 |
| War (24%) | 10.5 | 3.3 |
| Post-War (31%) | 11.5 | 3.2 |
| Marital status | ||
| Not in union (31%) | 9.2 | 3.8 |
| Married-cohab (68%) | 10.3 | 3.5 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Other (2%) | 8.3 | 3.9 |
| White (97%) | 10.0 | 3.6 |
| Social Class | ||
| Managerial (34%) | 10.9 | 3.5 |
| Intermediate (23%) | 10.4 | 3.5 |
| Routine else (42%) | 9.0 | 3.5 |
| Education | ||
| < college (70%) | 9.4 | 3.6 |
| SomeCollege (29%) | 11.3 | 3.4 |
| Wealth tertiles | ||
| Bottom (31%) | 9.1 | 3.7 |
| Middle (34%) | 9.8 | 3.6 |
| Top (34%) | 10.9 | 3.4 |
| Hypertension | ||
| No (56%) | 10.3 | 3.6 |
| Yes (43%) | 9.6 | 3.6 |
| Diabetes | ||
| No (90%) | 10.1 | 3.6 |
| Yes (9%) | 8.9 | 3.6 |
| Cancer | ||
| No (91%) | 10.0 | 3.6 |
| Yes (8%) | 9.9 | 3.7 |
| Heart condition | ||
| No (80%) | 10.1 | 3.6 |
| Yes (19%) | 9.3 | 3.8 |
| Stroke | ||
| No (95%) | 10.1 | 3.6 |
| Yes (4%) | 8.0 | 3.7 |
| Arthritis | ||
| No (62%) | 10.2 | 3.6 |
| Yes (37%) | 9.6 | 3.6 |
| Smoker | ||
| 0 (36%) | 10.2 | 3.6 |
| 1 (63%) | 9.8 | 3.6 |
| Drink 5–7 days p.week | ||
| No (11%) | 8.7 | 3.7 |
| Yes (88%) | 10.3 | 3.5 |
| Moderate exercise | ||
| 0 (25%) | 8.5 | 3.8 |
| 1 (74%) | 10.5 | 3.4 |
| Vigorous exercise | ||
| 0 (72%) | 9.6 | 3.7 |
| 1 (27%) | 10.9 | 3.3 |