Table 1.

Characteristics of the analysis population in person-years (per 1000).

Source: GSOEP 2002–2010, N = 128.796 person-years

	Men							Women
	Person-years	Migration		Lost to attrition		Lost to mortality		Person-years	Migration		Lost to attrition		Lost to mortality
		Cases	Rate	Cases	Rate	Cases	Rate		Cases	Rate	Cases	Rate	Cases	Rate
Total	60,471	373	6	3883	64	759	13	68,325	479	7	4210	62	610	9
Age
16–24	2747	84	31	252	92	1	0	3432	159	46	240	70	1	0
25–34	7741	121	16	631	82	3	0	9716	134	14	653	67	3	0
35–44	13,572	80	6	956	70	22	2	14,839	81	5	1005	68	11	1
45–54	12,127	36	3	791	65	48	4	13,242	44	3	838	63	32	2
55–64	10,644	25	2	544	51	103	10	10,989	30	3	484	44	71	6
65+	13,640	27	2	709	52	582	43	16,107	31	2	990	61	492	31
Region
East	16,975	141	8	886	52	212	12	19,027	203	11	956	50	172	9
West	43,496	232	5	2997	69	547	13	49,298	276	6	3254	66	438	9
Living arrangement
Married	41,471	116	3	2536	61	533	13	42,321	123	3	2606	62	232	5
Partnership	9528	130	14	762	80	58	6	10,574	182	17	730	69	30	3
No partnership	8371	107	13	511	61	165	20	14,325	145	10	797	56	341	24
n.a.	1101	20	18	74	67	3	3	1105	29	26	77	70	7	6
Educational status
In education	1322	44	33	113	85	1	1	1469	63	43	86	59	0	0
No degree	7022	46	7	583	83	121	17	14,470	87	6	1016	70	239	17
Vocational degree	37,956	161	4	2351	62	526	14	40,393	192	5	2431	60	322	8
University degree	12,632	98	8	720	57	100	8	10,193	98	10	534	52	39	4
n.a.	1539	24	16	116	75	11	7	1800	39	22	143	79	10	6
Occupational status
Full-time employed	33,921	183	5	2338	69	72	2	16,433	131	8	1012	62	18	1
Part-time employed	1243	15	12	86	69	6	5	12,518	52	4	781	62	13	1
No employment	21,770	113	5	1218	56	667	31	33,242	217	7	2057	62	572	17
In education	698	11	16	58	83	1	1	698	25	36	49	70	0	0
Other	2839	51	18	183	64	13	5	5434	54	10	311	57	7	1
Children
No children	23,974	222	9	1575	66	383	16	14,086	274	19	1070	76	102	7
≥1	36,497	151	4	2308	63	376	10	54,239	205	4	3140	58	508	9
Satisfaction with household income
Unsatisfied	12,209	85	7	948	78	142	12	13,732	122	9	977	71	143	10
Satisfied	46,658	259	6	2816	60	605	13	52,906	312	6	3107	59	457	9
n.a.	1604	29	18	119	74	12	7	1687	45	27	126	75	10	6
Satisfaction with housing
Unsatisfied	11,118	99	9	911	82	116	10	12,833	144	11	944	74	119	9
Satisfied	48,155	250	5	2877	60	636	13	54,268	300	6	3192	59	486	9
n.a.	1198	24	20	95	79	7	6	1224	35	29	74	60	5	4
Satisfaction with leisure time
Unsatisfied	14,123	97	7	1080	76	132	9	16,601	127	8	1161	70	115	7
Satisfied	45,116	254	6	2717	60	613	14	50,438	323	6	2963	59	478	9
n.a.	1232	22	18	86	70	14	11	1286	29	23	86	67	17	13
General life satisfaction
Unsatisfied	12,666	79	6	951	75	320	25	15,412	92	6	1089	71	285	18
Satisfied	46,695	274	6	2852	61	431	9	51,805	358	7	3044	59	317	6
n.a.	1110	20	18	80	72	8	7	1108	29	26	77	69	8	7
Self-rated contentment with health
Unsatisfied	18,321	61	3	1183	65	517	28	22,597	102	5	1446	64	449	20
Satisfied	41,030	291	7	2617	64	234	6	44,627	349	8	2691	60	153	3
n.a.	1120	21	19	83	74	8	7	1101	28	25	73	66	8	7
Smoking
Smoker	19,733	126	6	1375	70	204	10	16,957	122	7	1126	66	77	5
Non-smoker	39,683	227	6	2434	61	552	14	50,337	329	7	3014	60	528	10
n.a	1055	20	19	74	70	3	3	1031	28	27	70	68	5	5
BMI
Underweight	299	8	27	21	70	12	40	1767	34	19	114	65	39	22
Normal weight	20,967	197	9	1452	69	292	14	33,860	308	9	2202	65	274	8
Overweight	27,445	118	4	1750	64	315	11	20,085	75	4	1158	58	180	9
Obesity	10,497	29	3	556	53	130	12	10,664	29	3	578	54	103	10
n.a.	1263	21	17	104	82	10	8	1949	33	17	158	81	14	7