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. 2021 Dec 17;76(Suppl 3):S251–S265. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbab138

Table 3.

Distributions of Social Health and Participation Scales

Total Men Women
Age in 2015a 50–59 60–69 70–79 80–95 Total 50–59 60–69 70–79 80–95 Total 50–59 60–69 70–79 80–95 Total
0–5 Socializing Scale 3.10 3.17 3.26 3.29 3.17 3.10 3.03 3.19 3.15 3.09 3.11 3.30 3.32 3.39 3.24
N 1,002 1,099 1,055 598 3,754 438 483 488 263 1,672 564 616 567 335 2,082
0–6 Community Scale 1.66 1.84 2.18 2.04 1.85 1.49 1.63 1.92 1.88 1.65 1.80 2.02 2.40 2.17 2.01
N 1,001 1,099 1,045 595 3,740 438 482 485 265 1,670 563 617 560 330 2,070
Overall 1,327 1,338 1,207 732 4,604 591 592 568 327 2,078 736 746 639 405 2,526

aNote this may be different from actual age at interview: aged 50–59 years in 2015 = born 1956–1965, aged 60–69 years in 2015 = born 1946–1955, aged 70–79 years in 2015 = born 1936–1945, and aged 80–95 years in 2015 = born 1920–1935.