Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of men and women born 1935–1955 and resident in Denmark after age 60 during 1980–2015
| Men | Women | Total study population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study population, n (%) | 544 696 (51.2) | 519 091 (48.8) | 1 063 787 |
| Birth cohorts | |||
| 1935–1939 | 100 088 (18.4) | 88 152 (17.0) | 188 240 (17.7) |
| 1940–1944 | 126 613 (23.3) | 115 516 (22.3) | 242 129 (22.8) |
| 1945–1949 | 154 079 (28.3) | 149 724 (28.8) | 303 803 (28.6) |
| 1950–1955 | 163 916 (30.1) | 165 699 (31.9) | 329 615 (31.0) |
| Emigrated after age 60 | 2799 (0.5) | 1718 (0.3) | 4517 (0.4) |
| Death after age 60* | 72 629 (13.3) | 42 379 (8.2) | 115 008 (10.8) |
| Hospitalisation rates per 1000 person-years after age† | 150 | 124 | 137 |
| Education‡ | |||
| Low | 141 228 (25.9) | 180 747 (34.8) | 321 975 (30.3) |
| Medium | 257 757 (47.3) | 194 500 (37.5) | 452 257 (42.5) |
| High | 136 777 (25.1) | 136 380 (26.3) | 273 157 (25.7) |
| Unknown/missing | 8934 (1.6) | 7464 (1.4) | 16 398 (1.5) |
| Employment | |||
| Employed | 507 235 (93.1) | 456 467 (87.9) | 963 702 (90.6) |
| Unemployed | 23 888 (4.4) | 28 331 (5.5) | 52 219 (4.9) |
| Others§ | 13 573 (2.5) | 34 293 (6.6) | 47 866 (4.5) |
| Individual disposable income | |||
| Median (IQR) ages 45–49 | 207 070 (172 243–253 000) | 170 718 (137 006–207 436) | 189 203 (152 889–230 788) |
| Median (IQR) ages 55–59 | 245 265 (196 161–312 090) | 196 289 (154 592–247 245) | 220 700 (172 343–280 730) |
| Change in individual disposable income¶ | |||
| Stable low | 92 785 (17.0) | 102 636 (19.8) | 195 421 (18.4) |
| Downward | 47 778 (8.8) | 44 021 (8.5) | 91 799 (8.6) |
| Upward | 257 069 (47.2) | 217 582 (41.9) | 474 651 (44.6) |
| Stable high | 147 064 (27.0) | 154 852 (29.8) | 301 916 (28.4) |
| Family disposable income | |||
| Median (IQR) ages 45–49 | 415 660 (324 453–500 631) | 413 046 (316 072–505 312) | 414 438 (320 105–502 949) |
| Median (IQR) ages 55–59 | 460 817 (347 056–577 331) | 432 038 (312 494–552 613) | 446 937 (328 864–565 584) |
| Change in family disposable income¶ | |||
| Stable low | 70 321 (22.3) | 67 328 (21.5) | 137 642 (21.9) |
| Downward | 42 686 (13.5) | 60 366 (19.3) | 103 052 (16.4) |
| Upward | 115 129 (36.5) | 92 262 (29.4) | 207 391 (33.0) |
| Stable high | 87 526 (27.7) | 93 877 (29.9) | 181 403 (28.8) |
Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise.
Before age 81 or 31 December 2015.
Before age 80 or 31 December 2014.
Highest completed education during 1980–2015. Low education refers to primary or lower secondary education, medium refers to upper secondary education and high refers to short-cycle tertiary education, bachelor’s level, master’s level, doctoral or equivalent level.
Contains students and missing.
Stable low: income below median, but in the same quartile in both periods. Downward: a decrease in income quartiles between periods. Upward: an increase in income quartiles between periods. Stable high: income above median, but in the same quartile in both periods.