Table 2:
Descriptive Characteristics for Time-Varying Covariates at Follow-Up, Health and Retirement Study Data 2000–2010
| Characteristics/Variables | Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | |
| Study population, N | 17,585 | 16,204 | 17,594 | 16,064 | 14.286 | 12,509 |
| Spanish interview, n (%) | 779 (4.4) |
691 (4.3) |
860 (4.9) |
752 (4.7) |
695 (4.9) |
575 (4.6) |
| Language interview change, n (%) | 265 (1.5) |
237 (1.5) |
246 (1.4) |
211 (1.3) |
167 (1.2) |
134 (1.1) |
| Age, mean (SD) [range] | 69.29 (9.9) [50–108] |
70.46 (9.5) [52–110] |
68.92 (10.7) [51–108] |
70.38 (10.2) [53–106] |
71.49 (9.8) [55–108] |
72.44 (9.4) [52–109] |
| Married, n (%) | 11,322 (64.4) |
10,201 (63.0) |
11,145 (63.4) |
10,042 (62.5) |
8,750 (61.3) |
7,511 (60.0) |
| Cognitive impairment, n (%) | 1,477 (8.4) |
1,307 (8.1) |
1,300 (7.4) |
1,318 (8.2) |
1,061 (7.4) |
1,083 (8.7) |
| Proxy interview, n (%) | 1,872 (10.7) |
1,843 (11.4) |
1,591 (9.0) |
1,129 (7.0) |
1,031 (7.2) |
1,062 (8.5) |
| Wealth, mean (SD) [range] | 343.42 (931.7) [−355–53200.2] |
354.19 (910.3) [−480.9–41640] |
413.58 (1436.4) [−2245.5–77225] |
535.82 (2388.1) [−2453–100790] |
493.72 (1279.5) [−1064–38050] |
434.42 (927.3) [−1190–26901] |
| Dispute prior response1, n (%) | 1,043 (5.9) |
702 (4.3) |
832 (4.7) |
812 (5.1) |
833 (5.8) |
705 (5.6) |
Note:
1
The reported numbers reflect the wave-by-wave numbers of respondents who dispute prior chronic disease self-reports.