Table 3.
Current and expected status for future ages
| Variable | Current | Subjective expectations for age … | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | ||
| N | 1000 | 623 | 898 | 990 | 1000 |
| EQ-5D-5L index (− 0.285 to 1.000), Mean (SD) | 0.869 (0.164) | 0.761 (0.263) | 0.684 (0.306) | 0.554 (0.370) | 0.402 (0.423) |
| EQ-5D-3L index (− 0.594 to 1.000), Mean (SD) | NA | 0.712 (0.356) | 0.569 (0.429) | 0.333 (0.522) | 0.113 (0.571) |
| Happiness (0–10), Mean (SD) | 6.7 (2.4) | 6.8 (2.5) | 6.7 (2.5) | 6.2 (2.7) | 5.7 (3.1) |
| Activity limitation (GALI)a, N (%) | |||||
| Not limited at all | 619 (61.9%) | 396 (63.5%) | 358 (39.9%) | 182 (18.4%) | 136 (13.6%) |
| Limited but not severely | 310 (31.0%) | 202 (32.4%) | 453 (50.4%) | 556 (56.2%) | 411 (41.1%) |
| Severely limited | 46 (4.6%) | 25 (4.0%) | 87 (9.7%) | 252 (25.5%) | 453 (45.3%) |
| WHO-5, N (%) | |||||
| Feel cheerful and in good spirits—all or most of the time | 522 (52.2%) | 364 (58.4%) | 460 (51.2%) | 399 (40.3%) | 326 (32.6%) |
| Less or never | 478 (47.8%) | 259 (41.6%) | 438 (48.8%) | 591 (59.7%) | 674 (67.4%) |
| Feel calm and relaxed—all or most of the time | 439 (43.9%) | 312 (50.1%) | 436 (48.6%) | 386 (39.0%) | 319 (31.9%) |
| Less or never | 561 (56.1%) | 311 (49.9%) | 462 (51.4%) | 604 (61.0%) | 681 (68.1%) |
| Feel active and vigorous | 457 (45.7%) | 272 (43.7%) | 342 (38.1%) | 289 (29.2%) | 224 (22.4%) |
| Less or never | 543 (54.3%) | 351 (56.3%) | 556 (61.9%) | 701 (70.8%) | 776 (77.6%) |
| Wake up fresh and rested | 356 (35.6%) | 242 (38.8%) | 339 (37.8%) | 291 (29.4%) | 245 (24.5%) |
| Less or never | 644 (64.4%) | 381 (61.2%) | 559 (62.2%) | 699 (70.6%) | 755 (75.5%) |
| Daily life filled with thing that interests me | 366 (36.6%) | 252 (40.4%) | 334 (37.2%) | 292 (29.5%) | 245 (24.5%) |
| Less or never | 634 (63.4%) | 371 (59.6%) | 564 (62.8%) | 698 (70.5%) | 755 (75.5%) |
| Care needb (h/week), N (%) | |||||
| 0 | 917 (91.7%) | 436 (70.0%) | 409 (45.5%) | 192 (19.4%) | 126 (12.6%) |
| 1–4 | 23 (2.3%) | 112 (18.0%) | 270 (30.1%) | 303 (30.6%) | 200 (20.0%) |
| 5–7 | 10 (1.0%) | 38 (6.1%) | 123 (13.7%) | 242 (24.4%) | 175 (17.5%) |
| 8–28 | 36 (3.6%) | 21 (3.4%) | 55 (6.1%) | 142 (14.3%) | 213 (21.3%) |
| 29–56 | 10 (1.0%) | 10 (1.6%) | 25 (2.8%) | 65 (6.6%) | 146 (14.6%) |
| More than 56 | 4 (0.4%) | 6 (1.0%) | 16 (1.8%) | 46 (4.6%) | 140 (14.0%) |
| Expects to be in a paid job (part time or full time)c | |||||
| Yes | NA | 540 (92.8%) | 239 (35.5%) | 45 (6.5%) | 20 (2.9%) |
| No | NA | 42 (7.2%) | 433 (64.4%) | 643 (93.5%) | 668 (97.1%) |
NA not available/not applicable
aCurrent status on GALI, further responses: ‘I do not know’ N = 19 (1.9%); ‘I do not want to answer’ N = 6 (0.6%)
bFor the current status, we present the hours of care received (professional and informal care together)
cThose respondents who have already definitely stopped working were not included in this analysis