Table 6.

Percentage Distribution of Total Asset Value by Type in 2001 and 2012, by Demographic Group, Full MHAS Samples ⁽¹, ², ³⁾

Groups	Housing		Business		Real estate		Financial assets		Vehicle		Assets not listed (4)		(−) Debts (5)
	2001	2012	2001	2012	2001	2012	2001	2012	2001	2012	2001	2012	2001	2012
Total sample	62.4	69.0	16.0	8.2	6.5	3.6	2.0	1.6	3.3	3.9	10.2	14.2	0.3	0.5
Less urban:
Male:
50–59 age	48.7	61.6	26.8	14.8	13.9	3.9	1.8	0.3	2.6	4.7	6.5	15.0	0.4	0.4
60–69 age	50.6	65.0	29.1	14.2	8.4	4.5	1.4	0.3	2.1	3.8	8.8	12.4	0.4	0.3
70+ age	61.2	66.7	25.4	16.0	6.4	2.3	1.1	0.6	1.3	2.7	4.8	12.0	0.1	0.3
Female:
50–59 age	54.2	68.6	25.8	10.2	7.2	3.0	1.5	0.5	2.5	4.2	9.0	13.9	0.3	0.2
60–69 age	62.9	71.7	23.9	11.9	2.3	2.8	0.8	0.5	1.9	3.9	8.4	9.5	0.2	0.3
70+ age	61.7	72.1	23.7	13.5	8.1	2.7	0.8	0.3	0.6	0.7	5.2	10.8	0.0	0.0
More urban:
Male:
50–59 age	64.7	60.6	9.5	5.9	5.9	10.5	1.7	2.0	6.3	5.5	12.4	16.3	0.5	0.8
60–69 age	67.6	63.8	9.6	7.0	4.6	4.1	2.5	4.5	4.4	6.0	11.5	15.6	0.2	1.0
70+ age	61.0	76.0	2.1	5.4	9.5	2.3	6.0	1.1	7.2	2.7	14.3	12.7	0.1	0.1
Female:
50–59 age	69.9	71.9	9.0	4.7	3.2	2.5	1.7	1.7	3.9	4.5	13.0	16.1	0.7	1.3
60–69 age	69.9	74.7	6.5	3.5	4.2	1.6	3.4	3.7	3.3	3.4	12.7	13.5	0.1	0.4
70+ age	72.2	76.9	2.5	2.8	9.3	1.8	1.8	1.0	1.5	1.4	12.8	16.2	0.1	0.2

Source: Tabulations using the 2001 and 2012 Mexican Health and Aging Study, weighted statistics.

Notes:

⁽¹⁾Excludes individuals with indirect (proxy) interview, and those with incomplete information.

⁽²⁾For couple-households, each person of the couple is assigned the total joint value divided by two.

⁽³⁾Full MHAS Sample 2001=12,405 and 2012=13,946.

⁽⁴⁾Other assets not listed above.

⁽⁵⁾Other debts not mentioned, such as credit cards, medical debts, loans on life insurance or family loans.