Table AII.

2005 characteristics by attrition status in 2008

Sample: the elderly in wave 2005	Full sample	Attritors	Non-Attritors			t-stat. of (3)−(2)
			All	Deceased	Alive
Sample size	6683	878	5805	2506	3299
	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
Panel 1: Health outcomes
Self-reported health is good	0.477	0.473	0.477	0.416	0.518	0.226
No ADL limitation	0.783	0.798	0.781	0.634	0.893	−1.175
MMSE score	21.075	21.259	21.047	16.970	24.144	−0.615
Cognitive function is good	0.566	0.557	0.567	0.382	0.708	0.575
Had serious illness in the preceding two years	0.172	0.173	0.172	0.199	0.151	−0.113
Bedridden days in the preceding two years	10.122	10.683	10.038	14.205	6.944	−0.322
Measured hypertension at interview	0.423	0.426	0.423	0.439	0.410	−0.202
Panel 2: Perceived access to health care
Get adequate medical care when sick	0.839	0.846	0.838	0.814	0.856	−0.601
Fail to get necessary care due to costs	0.620	0.563	0.628	0.587	0.668	1.454
Panel 3: Health spending
Total medical expenditure	725.825	810.180	713.294	709.541	716.134	−1.300
Out-of-pocket medical expenditure	696.170	747.063	688.616	677.827	696.759	−0.803
Panel 4: Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics
Age	86.482	86.322	86.507	93.127	81.478	0.435
Male	0.402	0.408	0.401	0.376	0.420	−0.368
Married	0.279	0.281	0.278	0.149	0.376	−0.202
Years of schooling	1.226	1.452	1.192	0.934	1.389	−2.968***
Had a white-collar job before age 60	0.021	0.038	0.019	0.015	0.022	−3.605***
# of adult children	3.681	3.480	3.711	3.477	3.889	3.280
Co-reside with adult children	0.645	0.625	0.648	0.732	0.585	1.325
Household income per capita	11400.72	14378.11	10950.8	11087.5	10846.79	−3.626***