Table 10: Demographic characteristics of participants of the Berlin Aging Study who completed two single-session Intake Assessm

Table 10: Demographic characteristics of participants of the Berlin Aging Study
who completed two single-session Intake Assessments (N = 361)

Time 1
(1990-1993) Time 2
(1993-1994)

Demographic Characteristics
Men
N = 178 Women
N = 183 Total
N = 361 Men
N = 178 Women
N = 183 Total
N = 361

Gender (in %)
49.3 50.7 - 49.3 50.7 -

Age (in years)

M

SD

83.29

8.41

83.34

8.53

83.31

8.46

85.26

8.31

85.26

8.53

85.26

8.41

Education (in %)

primary

lower secondary

higher secondary

other

missings

58.4

23.0

13.5

4.5

0.6

65.6

25.7

3.8

4.4

0.5

62.0

24.4

8.6

4.4

0.6

58.4

23.0

13.5

4.5

0.6

65.6

25.7

3.8

4.4

0.5

62.0

24.4

8.6

4.4

0.6

Occupational training

missings

(in %)
77.5
-
45.4
0.5
61.2
0.3
77.5
-
45.4
0.5
61.2
0.3

Income¹(in %)

< 1.000 DM

1.000 - 1.399 DM

1.400 - 1.799 DM

1.800 - 2.199 DM

> 2.200 DM

missings

M (in DM)

SD (in DM)

4.5

19.7

11.8

23.0

33.1

7.9

2216.18²

1391.45

8.7

14.8

19.1

24.0

17.5

15.8

1786.54³

794.68

6.6

17.2

15.5

23.5

25.2

11.9

2008.12⁴

1160.43

3.4

15.7

11.2

22.5

36.0

11.2

2291.17⁵

1089.20

5.5

13.7

12.6

25.7

23.5

19.1

1958.97⁶

786.28

4.4

14.7

11.9

24.1

29.6

15.2

2130.50⁷

967.63

Marital status (in %)

married

widowed

divorced

single

missings

55.1

36.0

4.5

4.5

-

8.2

68.3

11.5

12.0

-

31.3

52.4

8.0

8.3

-

53.4

38.2

3.9

3.9

0.6

7.7

67.8

11.5

13.1

-

30.2

53.2

7.8

8.6

0.3

Type of residence (%)

living alone

living with others

institutionalized

38.2

57.3

4.5

69.9

16.4

13.7

54.3

36.6

9.1

32.6

58.4

9.0

66.1

18.1

15.8

49.6

37.9

12.5

Note: ¹ unweighted data; ² N = 164; ³ N = 154; ⁴ N = 318; ⁵ N = 158; ⁶ N = 148; ⁷ N = 306

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	Time 1 (1990-1993)			Time 2 (1993-1994)
Demographic Characteristics	Men N = 178	Women N = 183	Total N = 361	Men N = 178	Women N = 183	Total N = 361
Gender (in %)	49.3	50.7	-	49.3	50.7	-
Age (in years) M SD	83.29 8.41	83.34 8.53	83.31 8.46	85.26 8.31	85.26 8.53	85.26 8.41
Education (in %) primary lower secondary higher secondary other missings	58.4 23.0 13.5 4.5 0.6	65.6 25.7 3.8 4.4 0.5	62.0 24.4 8.6 4.4 0.6	58.4 23.0 13.5 4.5 0.6	65.6 25.7 3.8 4.4 0.5	62.0 24.4 8.6 4.4 0.6
Occupational training missings (in %)	77.5 -	45.4 0.5	61.2 0.3	77.5 -	45.4 0.5	61.2 0.3
Income¹(in %) < 1.000 DM 1.000 - 1.399 DM 1.400 - 1.799 DM 1.800 - 2.199 DM > 2.200 DM missings M (in DM) SD (in DM)	4.5 19.7 11.8 23.0 33.1 7.9 2216.18² 1391.45	8.7 14.8 19.1 24.0 17.5 15.8 1786.54³ 794.68	6.6 17.2 15.5 23.5 25.2 11.9 2008.12⁴ 1160.43	3.4 15.7 11.2 22.5 36.0 11.2 2291.17⁵ 1089.20	5.5 13.7 12.6 25.7 23.5 19.1 1958.97⁶ 786.28	4.4 14.7 11.9 24.1 29.6 15.2 2130.50⁷ 967.63
Marital status (in %) married widowed divorced single missings	55.1 36.0 4.5 4.5 -	8.2 68.3 11.5 12.0 -	31.3 52.4 8.0 8.3 -	53.4 38.2 3.9 3.9 0.6	7.7 67.8 11.5 13.1 -	30.2 53.2 7.8 8.6 0.3
Type of residence (%) living alone living with others institutionalized	38.2 57.3 4.5	69.9 16.4 13.7	54.3 36.6 9.1	32.6 58.4 9.0	66.1 18.1 15.8	49.6 37.9 12.5