Table 11: Demographic characteristics of participants of the Berlin Aging Study who completed three single-session Intake Asses

Table 11: Demographic characteristics of participants of the Berlin Aging Study
who completed three single-session Intake Assessments (N = 244)

Time 1
1990-1993 Time 2
1993-1994 Time 3
1995-1996

Demographic Characteristics
Men
N=122
Women
N=122 Total
N=244 Men
N=122
Women
N=122 Total
N=244 Men
N=122
Women
N=122 Total
N=244

Gender (in %)
50.0 50.0 - 50.0 50.0 - 50.0 50.0 -

Age (in years)

M

SD

80.51

7.43

80.65

7.09

80.58

7.25

82.54

7.38

82.59

7.14

82.56

7.25

84.27

7.51

84.40

7.11

84.34

7.30

Education (in %)

primary

lower secondary

higher secondary

other

missings

56.6

23.8

13.1

5.7

0.8

58.2

32.0

4.9

4.9

-

57.4

27.9

9.0

5.3

0.4

56.6

23.8

13.1

5.7

0.8

58.2

32.0

4.9

4.9

-

57.4

27.9

9.0

5.3

0.4

56.6

23.8

13.1

5.7

0.8

58.2

32.0

4.9

4.9

-

57.4

27.9

9.0

5.3

0.4

Occupational training (in %)

missings
79.5
-
47.5
0.8
63.5
0.4
79.5
-
47.5
0.8
63.5
0.4
79.5
-
47.5
0.8
63.5
0.4

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)

4.1

19.7

13.1

19.7

33.6

9.8

2233.55²

1527.14

4.1

13.9

19.7

27.0

21.3

13.9

1945.74³

771.69

4.1

16.8

16.4

23.4

27.5

11.9

2092.99⁴

1223.96

0.8

18.0

11.5

26.2

36.1

7.4

2307.98⁵

1047.46

2.5

13.9

15.6

26.2

30.3

11.5

2089.34⁶

739.70

1.6

16.0

13.5

26.2

33.2

9.4

2201.14⁷

914.70

1.6

11.5

12.3

24.6

41.8

8.2

2446.50⁸

1020.28

2.5

9.8

16.4

29.5

31.1

10.7

2165.63⁹

806.88

2.0

10.7

14.3

27.0

36.5

9.4

2307.97¹⁰

929.86

Marital status (in %)

married

widowed

divorced

single

missings

62.3

28.7

4.1

4.9

-

5.7

70.5

13.9

9.8

-

34.0

49.6

9.0

7.4

-

60.7

30.3

4.1

4.9

-

5.7

68.9

13.9

11.5

-

33.2

49.6

9.0

8.2

-

57.4

32.8

4.1

4.9

0.8

4.9

70.5

13.9

10.7

-

31.1

51.6

9.0

7.8

0.4

Type of residence (%)

living alone

living with others

institutionalized

35.3

63.1

1.6

77.9

14.7

7.4

56.6

38.9

4.5

30.3

65.6

4.1

76.2

15.6

8.2

53.3

40.6

6.1

30.3

64.8

4.9

77.0

14.8

8.2

53.7

39.7

6.6

Note: ¹ unweighted data; ² N = 110; ³ N = 105; ⁴ N = 215; ⁵ N = 113; ⁶ N = 108; ⁷ N = 221; ⁸ N = 112; ⁹ N = 109; ¹⁰ N = 221.

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	Time 1 1990-1993			Time 2 1993-1994			Time 3 1995-1996
Demographic Characteristics	Men N=122	Women N=122	Total N=244	Men N=122	Women N=122	Total N=244	Men N=122	Women N=122	Total N=244
Gender (in %)	50.0	50.0	-	50.0	50.0	-	50.0	50.0	-
Age (in years) M SD	80.51 7.43	80.65 7.09	80.58 7.25	82.54 7.38	82.59 7.14	82.56 7.25	84.27 7.51	84.40 7.11	84.34 7.30
Education (in %) primary lower secondary higher secondary other missings	56.6 23.8 13.1 5.7 0.8	58.2 32.0 4.9 4.9 -	57.4 27.9 9.0 5.3 0.4	56.6 23.8 13.1 5.7 0.8	58.2 32.0 4.9 4.9 -	57.4 27.9 9.0 5.3 0.4	56.6 23.8 13.1 5.7 0.8	58.2 32.0 4.9 4.9 -	57.4 27.9 9.0 5.3 0.4
Occupational training (in %) missings	79.5 -	47.5 0.8	63.5 0.4	79.5 -	47.5 0.8	63.5 0.4	79.5 -	47.5 0.8	63.5 0.4
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)	4.1 19.7 13.1 19.7 33.6 9.8 2233.55² 1527.14	4.1 13.9 19.7 27.0 21.3 13.9 1945.74³ 771.69	4.1 16.8 16.4 23.4 27.5 11.9 2092.99⁴ 1223.96	0.8 18.0 11.5 26.2 36.1 7.4 2307.98⁵ 1047.46	2.5 13.9 15.6 26.2 30.3 11.5 2089.34⁶ 739.70	1.6 16.0 13.5 26.2 33.2 9.4 2201.14⁷ 914.70	1.6 11.5 12.3 24.6 41.8 8.2 2446.50⁸ 1020.28	2.5 9.8 16.4 29.5 31.1 10.7 2165.63⁹ 806.88	2.0 10.7 14.3 27.0 36.5 9.4 2307.97¹⁰ 929.86
Marital status (in %) married widowed divorced single missings	62.3 28.7 4.1 4.9 -	5.7 70.5 13.9 9.8 -	34.0 49.6 9.0 7.4 -	60.7 30.3 4.1 4.9 -	5.7 68.9 13.9 11.5 -	33.2 49.6 9.0 8.2 -	57.4 32.8 4.1 4.9 0.8	4.9 70.5 13.9 10.7 -	31.1 51.6 9.0 7.8 0.4
Type of residence (%) living alone living with others institutionalized	35.3 63.1 1.6	77.9 14.7 7.4	56.6 38.9 4.5	30.3 65.6 4.1	76.2 15.6 8.2	53.3 40.6 6.1	30.3 64.8 4.9	77.0 14.8 8.2	53.7 39.7 6.6