Table 6.
Variable | Description | N | Median | Mean | SD | Min | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | |||||||
Year of birth | 3085 | 1946 | 1946 | 9.353 | 1912 | 1964 | |
Age | Age in 2015 | 3085 | 69 | 69.44 | 9.353 | 51 | 103 |
Gender | Female | 3085 | 0.586 | 0 | 1 | ||
Age group 50–59 | 3085 | 0.160 | 0 | 1 | |||
Age group 60–69 | 3085 | 0.362 | 0 | 1 | |||
Age group 70–79 | 3085 | 0.330 | 0 | 1 | |||
Age group 80+ | 3085 | 0.147 | 0 | 1 | |||
Family and living situation | |||||||
Higher education | 1 Obtained higher education entrance qualification | 3020 | 0.237 | 0 | 1 | ||
Financial distress | 1 Able to make ends meet with difficulty | 3049 | 0.159 | 0 | 1 | ||
Partner in household | 1 Partner is living in household | 3085 | 0.643 | 0 | 1 | ||
Has children | 1 has children | 3084 | 0.887 | 0 | 1 | ||
Living in a house | 1 Living in a house | 2936 | 0.603 | 0 | 1 | ||
Urban area | 1 Urban area | 2925 | 0.550 | 0 | 1 | ||
Employment | |||||||
Retired | 1 Retired | 3048 | 0.742 | 0 | 1 | ||
Unemployed | 1 Unemployed | 3048 | 0.0138 | 0 | 1 | ||
Homemaker | 1 Homemaker | 3048 | 0.0876 | 0 | 1 | ||
Employed | 1 Employed or selfemployed | 3048 | 0.143 | 0 | 1 | ||
White collar | 1 White-collar worker | 3026 | 0.102 | 0 | 1 | ||
Blue collar | 1 Blue-collar worker | 3026 | 0.035 | 0 | 1 | ||
Health | |||||||
Poor or fair health | 1 Poor or fair self-assessed health | 3085 | 0.338 | 0 | 1 | ||
# IADL limitations | Number of limitations in instrumented activities of daily living | 3084 | 0 | 0.616 | 1.640 | 0 | 9 |
Technology | |||||||
Tableta | 1 Positive attitude | 2619 | 0.460 | 0 | 1 | ||
Smartphonea | 1 Positive attitude | 2747 | 0.514 | 0 | 1 | ||
Social networksa | 1 Positive attitude | 2681 | 0.249 | 0 | 1 | ||
Voice-controlled PCa | 1 Positive attitude | 2537 | 0.260 | 0 | 1 | ||
Tracking systema | 1 Positive attitude | 2611 | 0.581 | 0 | 1 | ||
Auto fall alerta | 1 Positive attitude | 2659 | 0.601 | 0 | 1 | ||
Personal alarma | 1 Positive attitude | 2709 | 0.682 | 0 | 1 | ||
Auto cooker controla | 1 Positive attitude | 2548 | 0.502 | 0 | 1 | ||
Communication and entertainment technology | 1 Positive attitude towards Tablet, Smartphone, Social Networks or Voice-Controlled PC | 2639 | 0.642 | 0 | 1 | ||
Support and health technology | 1 Positive attitude towards Tracking System, Auto Fall Alert, Personal Alarm or Auto Cooker Control | 2766 | 0.758 | 0 | 1 | ||
Weight | |||||||
Weight | Calibrated cross-sectional individual weight—wave 6 | 3085 | 786.7 | 968.2 | 764.5 | 74.09 | 8284 |
All obsverations 50+ of wave 6 that returned the drop off questionnaire and where weights are available
aFor detailed and not cleaned answers see Table 3