Table 1.
Sample characteristics by country of origin (48,652)
| Country (n) | Ending of youth M (SE) | Beginning of old age M (SE) | Difference between ending of youth and beginning of old age M (SE) | Age M (SE) | Men n (%) | Education M (SE) | Subjective health (1–5) M (SE) | Impaired n (%) | Satisfaction (0–10) M (SE) | Lives with a spouse or partner n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium (1,742) | 43.8 (.35) | 64.3 (.28) | 20.5 (.32) | 46.3 (.45) | 858 (49.3) | 12.7 (.08) | 3.9 (.02) | 383 (22.0) | 7.3 (.05) | 1,087 (62.5) |
| Bulgaria (2,013) | 43.2 (.22) | 63.0 (.23) | 19.9 (.23) | 49.2 (.38) | 882 (43.8) | 11.1 (.08) | 3.6 (.02) | 345 (17.1) | 4.4 (.06) | 1,419 (70.5) |
| Croatia (1,201) | 38.9 (.31) | 60.1 (.30) | 21.2 (.34) | 44.0 (.49) | 508 (42.6) | 11.8 (.11) | 3.8 (.03) | 258 (21.6) | 6.7 (.06) | 744 (62.0) |
| Cyprus (1,024) | 51.5 (.32) | 66.7 (.20) | 15.2 (.26) | 44.3 (.55) | 526 (51.3) | 11.8 (.12) | 4.3 (.03) | 156 (15.3) | 7.2 (.06) | 667 (66.4) |
| Czech Rep. (1,701) | 40.0 (.25) | 60.4 (.23) | 20.4 (.49) | 44.2 (.41) | 821 (48.3) | 12.6 (.06) | 3.7 (.02) | 472 (28.0) | 6.6 (.05) | 1,043 (61.8) |
| Denmark (1,572) | 38.5 (.28) | 64.3 (.24) | 25.8 (.31) | 48.9 (.45) | 784 (49.9) | 12.7 (.12) | 4.1 (.02) | 416 (26.5) | 8.5 (.04) | 1,087 (69.3) |
| Estonia (1,370) | 39.6 (.32) | 61.4 (.29) | 21.6 (.35) | 47.4 (.52) | 594 (43.4) | 12.4 (.09) | 3.4 (.02) | 342 (25.1) | 6.3 (.06) | 780 (57.3) |
| Finland (2,158) | 34.8 (.25) | 61.1 (.24) | 26.3 (.28) | 47.7 (.40) | 1,062 (49.2) | 12.9 (.09) | 3.8 (.02) | 679 (31.5) | 7.9 (.03) | 1,359 (63.0) |
| France (1,989) | 39.3 (.32) | 63.1 (.27) | 23.6 (.31) | 45.6 (.41) | 911 (45.8) | 12.7 (.09) | 3.8 (.02) | 419 (21.1) | 6.4 (.05) | 1,333 (67.1) |
| Germany (2,665) | 43.5 (.21) | 61.9 (.21) | 18.4 (.22) | 48.5 (.34) | 1,420 (53.3) | 13.7 (.07) | 3.7 (.02) | 732 (27.5) | 7.0 (.04) | 1,676 (63.1) |
| Greece (1,761) | 51.7 (.29) | 68.2 (.19) | 16.5 (.24) | 42.6 (.38) | 813 (46.1) | 11.4 (.09) | 4.3 (.02) | 216 (12.3) | 6.0 (.05) | 1,167 (66.3) |
| Hungary (1,487) | 39.3 (.32) | 61.4 (.22) | 22.2 (.32) | 47.5 (.49) | 689 (46.4) | 12.0 (.10) | 3.4 (.03) | 447 (30.1) | 5.3 (.07) | 874 (58.9) |
| Israel (2,063) | 42.9 (.36) | 65.5 (.27) | 22.4 (.29) | 42.1 (.41) | 946 (45.8) | 12.8 (.07) | 4.1 (.02) | 448 (21.8) | 7.4 (.05) | 1,185 (60.9) |
| Latvia (1,447) | 43.6 (.31) | 62.8 (.28) | 19.2 (.30) | 48. 4 (.49) | 548 (37.9) | 12.3 (.09) | 3.3 (.02) | 60 (41.7) | 5.8 (.06) | 778 (53.8) |
| The Netherlands (1,727) | 40.4 (.31) | 62.9 (.28) | 22.6 (.29) | 46.9 (.42) | 840 (48.6) | 13.4 (.10) | 3.9 (.02) | 437 (25.3) | 7.7 (.03) | 1,193 (69.0) |
| Norway (1,539) | 33.7 (.25) | 62.5 (.26) | 28.8 (.31) | 45.7 (.46) | 802 (52.1) | 13.4 (.10) | 4.0 (.02) | 373 (24.3) | 7.9 (.04) | 990 (64.5) |
| Poland (1,522) | 41.7 (.27) | 64.0 (.26) | 22.3 (.28) | 44.3 (.48) | 721 (47.4) | 12.0 (.09) | 3.6 (.02) | 418 (27.5) | 6.9 (.06) | 913 (60.0) |
| Portugal (1,786) | 35.0 (.29) | 65.6 (.21) | 30.5 (.32) | 49.1 (.47) | 733 (41.0) | 7.7 (.11) | 3.5 (.02) | 348 (19.5) | 5.7 (.05) | 1,154 (64.7) |
| Romania (1,818) | 46.8 (.25) | 61.9 (.22) | 15.1 (.25) | 43.3 (.39) | 824 (45.3) | 11.5 (.08) | 3.6 (.02) | 281 (15.8) | 6.2 (.06) | 1,228 (67.6) |
| Russia (1,975) | 37.7 (.21) | 63.5 (.21) | 25.7 (.25) | 44.1 (.42) | 864 (43.8) | 12.3 (.07) | 3.2 (.02) | 624 (32.2) | 5.5 (.06) | 1,102 (55.8) |
| Slovakia (1,504) | 43.6 (.29) | 61.0 (.25) | 17.2 (.28) | 47.4 (.46) | 613 (40.8) | 13.3 (.08) | 3.6 (.02) | 297 (20.0) | 6.6 (.06) | 855 (57.8) |
| Slovenia (1,164) | 44.3 (.38) | 63.9 (.33) | 19.5 (.36) | 46.3 (.55) | 539 (46.3) | 11.7 (.10) | 3.6 (.03) | 339 (29.2) | 7.0 (.06) | 695 (60.6) |
| Spain (2,164) | 42.1 (.33) | 62.1 (.30) | 20.1 (.36) | 45.9 (.41) | 1,036 (47.9) | 11.0 (.10) | 3.8 (.02) | 340 (15.8) | 7.3 (.04) | 1,294 (59.8) |
| Sweden (1,732) | 34.2 (.27) | 62.2 (.27) | 27.9 (.31) | 47.1 (.45) | 882 (50.9) | 12.8 (.11) | 4.0 (.02) | 467 (27.0) | 7.9 (.04) | 1,096 (63.4) |
| Switzerland (1,701) | 41.0 (.30) | 65.3 (.29) | 24.2 (.21) | 46.2 (.44) | 805 (47.3) | 11.3 (.08) | 4.2 (.02) | 307 (18.1) | 8.0 (.04) | 1,032 (60.7) |
| Turkey (1,980) | 34.4 (.18) | 55.1 (.24) | 20.6 (.26) | 38.0 (.37) | 997 (50.4) | 6.4 (.09) | 3.7 (.02) | 220 (11.2) | 5.7 (.07) | 1,253 (65.2) |
| Ukraine (1,555) | 43.6 (.27) | 63.1 (.24) | 19.4 (.27) | 46.1 (.45) | 600 (38.6) | 12.2 (09) | 3.1 (.02) | 644 (42.6) | 4.3 (.07) | 893 (57.8) |
| UK (2,291) | 35.2 (.25) | 59.0 (.24) | 23.7 (.27) | 46.0 (.38) | 1,095 (47.9) | 13.6 (.08) | 4.0 (.02) | 485 (21.2) | 7.1 (.04) | 1,339 (58.5) |
Responded to at least to one of the questions about age categorization. M (SE) means and standard errors are reported for continuous variables; n (%) frequencies and percentages are reported for dichotomous variables