Table 1.

Background variables for the two response scale respondent groups

Variable	Standard scaling (n=2,744)	More positive scaling (n=2,317)	Sig
Gender			ns
Men (%)	48.6	47.6
Women (%)	51.4	52.4
Age, years			ns
Mean (SD)	65.1 (16.3)	65.3 (16.1)
Self-perceived health			***
Excellent	7.5	6.8
Very good	19.2	21.1
Good	33.3	37.9
Fairly good	25.2	23.6
Poor	14.7	10.6

Note:

^***P<0.001.

Abbreviations: Sig, significance; ns, not significant; SD, standard deviation.