Table 1.
Sociodemographic and economic characteristics: age-standardized prevalence ratios or mean value for SAGE+ Wave 2 (year 2010), by survey
| SAGE | CHARLS | ELSA | HRS | LASI | SHARE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (W1) | (W1) | (W5) | (W10) | (Pilot) | (W4) | |
| (n = 35 125) | (n = 13 817) | (n = 8985) | (n = 20 337) | (n = 1109) | (n = 56 755) | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 47.5 | 49.0 | 47.7 | 46.5 | 49.9 | 46.2 |
| Female | 52.5 | 51.0 | 52.3 | 53.5 | 50.1 | 53.8 |
| Mean age, years (SE) | 62.6 (0.05) | 63.2 (0.04) | 64.4 (0.04) | 63.3 (0.06) | 62.0 (0.14) | 63.4 (0.04) |
| Age groups (years, weighted) | ||||||
| 50–60 | 44.8 | 43.7 | 26.8 | 39.7 | 45.4 | 37.2 |
| 60–70 | 30.5 | 32.6 | 35.9 | 31.1 | 31.5 | 29.2 |
| 70–80 | 18.6 | 17.0 | 23.5 | 17.8 | 16.6 | 21.6 |
| 80+ | 6.1 | 6.7 | 13.8 | 11.4 | 6.5 | 12.0 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Never married | 2.2 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 6.9 |
| Currently married/cohabiting | 74.7 | 81.6 | 68.8 | 62.9 | 74.3 | 68.9 |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 23.1 | 17.2 | 24.6 | 29.6 | 24.2 | 24.2 |
| Years of education | ||||||
| 0 | 28.9 | 31.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 49.4 | 1.4 |
| 1–5 | 20.5 | 19.3 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 16.3 | 11.4 |
| 6–8 | 17.1 | 21.5 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 11.5 | 19.7 |
| 9–13 | 24.9 | 24.6 | 68.4 | 47.6 | 18.5 | 44.1 |
| 14+ | 8.6 | 3.3 | 31.3 | 45.9 | 4.3 | 23.4 |
| Mean number of years of education (SE) | 5.8 (0.19) | 4.9 (0.05) | 12.3 (0.03) | 13.0 (0.08) | 4.0 (0.22) | 10.5 (0.04) |
| Living arrangements | ||||||
| Household with one person | 28.2 | 8.7 | 30.5 | 32.6 | 3.9 | 29.3 |
| Household with two people | 27.7 | 29.9 | 49.1 | 39.8 | 14.3 | 43.1 |
| Household with three people | 26.9 | 44.9 | 19.8 | 25.0 | 43.8 | 25.6 |
| Household with four people | 11.3 | 14.8 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 27.1 | 1.9 |
| Household with five people or more | 5.9 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 10.9 | 0.1 |
| Mean number of people residing in the household, respondent included (SE) | 3.5 (0.08) | 3.6 (0.03) | 2.0 (0.01) | 2.2 (0.02) | 5.2 (0.17) | 2.2 (0.02) |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Employed | 56.2 | 48.1 | 39.7 | 44.8 | 11.7 | 31.4 |
| Unemployed | 3.9 | 35.6 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 19.3 | 4.3 |
| Retired | 27.7 | 14.2 | 45.7 | 32.4 | 3.6 | 46.8 |
| Homemaker | 2.0 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 39.9 | 11.0 |
| Ill health/disabled | 7.7 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 10.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| Other | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 21.6 | 1.7 |
| Mean age at retirement, years (SE) | 54.0 (0.20) | 52.9 (0.19) | 58.2 (0.17) | 58.0 (0.17) | NA | 54.6 (0.16) |
W, Wave; NA, not available.