Table 6: Demographic characteristics of participants of the longitudinal Berlin Aging Study (N=206): Baseline and the First Int

Table 6: Demographic characteristics of participants of the longitudinal Berlin Aging Study (N=206):
Baseline and the First Intensive Follow-up

Time 1

Baseline (1990-1993)

Time 3

First Follow-up (1995-1996)

Demographic

Characteristics

Men

N=101

Women

N=105

Total

N=206

Men

N=101

Women

N=105

Total

N=206

Gender (in %)
49.0 51.0 - 49.0 51.0 -

Age (in years)

M

SD

79.74

7.07

79.96

6.84

79.85

6.94

83.52

7.15

83.71

6.89

83.62

7.00

Education (in %)

primary

lower secondary

higher secondary

other

missings

56.4

22.8

13.9

5.9

1.0

57.1

33.3

4.8

4.8

-

56.8

28.2

9.2

5.3

0.5

56.4

22.8

13.9

5.9

1.0

57.1

33.3

4.8

4.8

-

56.8

28.2

9.2

5.3

0.5

Occupational training (%)
missings
81.2
-
48.6
-
64.6
-
81.2
-
48.6
-
64.6
-

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)

4.0

20.8

12.9

20.8

33.7

7.9

2289.452

1635.31

3.8

13.3

20.0

29.5

21.0

12.4

1959.303

756.36

3.9

17.0

16.5

25.2

27.2

10.2

2125.27⁴

1283.53

2.0

9.9

12.9

25.7

42.6

6.9

2491.01⁵

1060.25

1.9

10.5

15.2

31.4

31.4

9.5

2179.606

784.95

1.9

10.2

14.1

28.6

36.9

8.3

2334.48⁷

942.62

Marital status (in %)

married

widowed

divorced

single

missings

65.3

28.7

3.0

3.0

-

6.7

70.5

14.3

8.6

-

35.4

50.0

8.7

5.8

-

59.4

33.7

3.0

3.0

1.0

4.8

71.4

14.3

9.5

-

31.6

52.9

8.7

6.3

0.5

Type of residence (%)

living alone

living with others

institutionalized

34.7

65.3

-

78.1

15.2

6.7

56.8

39.8

3.4

29.7

67.3

3.0

77.2

15.2

7.6

53.9

40.8

5.3

Note: ¹ unweighted data; ² N = 93; ³ N = 92; ⁴N = 185; ⁵ N = 94; ⁶ N = 95; ⁷ N = 189.

	Time 1 Baseline (1990-1993)			Time 3 First Follow-up (1995-1996)
Demographic Characteristics	Men N=101	Women N=105	Total N=206	Men N=101	Women N=105	Total N=206
Gender (in %)	49.0	51.0	-	49.0	51.0	-
Age (in years) M SD	79.74 7.07	79.96 6.84	79.85 6.94	83.52 7.15	83.71 6.89	83.62 7.00
Education (in %) primary lower secondary higher secondary other missings	56.4 22.8 13.9 5.9 1.0	57.1 33.3 4.8 4.8 -	56.8 28.2 9.2 5.3 0.5	56.4 22.8 13.9 5.9 1.0	57.1 33.3 4.8 4.8 -	56.8 28.2 9.2 5.3 0.5
Occupational training (%) missings	81.2 -	48.6 -	64.6 -	81.2 -	48.6 -	64.6 -
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)	4.0 20.8 12.9 20.8 33.7 7.9 2289.452 1635.31	3.8 13.3 20.0 29.5 21.0 12.4 1959.303 756.36	3.9 17.0 16.5 25.2 27.2 10.2 2125.27⁴ 1283.53	2.0 9.9 12.9 25.7 42.6 6.9 2491.01⁵ 1060.25	1.9 10.5 15.2 31.4 31.4 9.5 2179.606 784.95	1.9 10.2 14.1 28.6 36.9 8.3 2334.48⁷ 942.62
Marital status (in %) married widowed divorced single missings	65.3 28.7 3.0 3.0 -	6.7 70.5 14.3 8.6 -	35.4 50.0 8.7 5.8 -	59.4 33.7 3.0 3.0 1.0	4.8 71.4 14.3 9.5 -	31.6 52.9 8.7 6.3 0.5
Type of residence (%) living alone living with others institutionalized	34.7 65.3 -	78.1 15.2 6.7	56.8 39.8 3.4	29.7 67.3 3.0	77.2 15.2 7.6	53.9 40.8 5.3