Table 1:

Descriptive Statistics.

Study	Country	N	Year	Age Range	Personality Scale	Follow-up (Years)	N (% Dead)
EAS	U.S.	474.00	2,005.00	69–94	IPIP-50	11.08	128 (22.30)
HRS	U.S.	19,211.00	2,006.00	25–105	MIDI	9.13	3,066 (15.96)
LBC1936	U.K.	962.00	2,006.00	67–71	IPIP	14.23	218 (22.66)
LBLS	U.S.	898.00	1,994.00	30–97	NEO-PI-R	19.00	131 (14.59)
MAP	U.S.	653.00	2,004.00	56–97	NEO-FFI	13.89	268 (41.04)
MAS	Australia	879.00	2,005.00	70–91	NEO-PI-R	8.42	180 (20.48)
MIDUS	U.S.	6,245.00	1,994.00	20–75	MIDI	21.12	1,069 (17.12)
NAS	U.S.	992.00	1,990.00	47–85	Goldberg	26.90	659 (66.43)
OATS	Australia	534.00	2,007.00	65–90	NEO-PI-R	9.57	56 (10.49)
ROS	U.S.	1,394.00	1,994.00	55–102	NEO-FFI	24.00	792 (56.81)
SLS	U.S.	1,649.00	2,001.00	26–101	NEO-PI-R	16.19	444 (26.93)
WLS	U.S.	10,711.00	1,993.00	33–75	BFI	22.33	1,777 (16.59)