Table 7:

Table 13: Demographic characteristics of participants of the longitudinal Berlin Aging Study (N=82):
Baseline and three Intensive Follow-ups

Time 1
Baseline (1990-93)
Time 3
First Follow-up (1995-96)
Time 4
Second Follow-up (1997-98)
Time 5
Third Follow-up (2000)

Demographic
Characteristics

Men
N=32

Women
N=50

Total
N=82

Men
N=32

Women
N=50

Total
N=82

Men
N=32

Women
N=50

Total
N=82

Men
N=32

Women
N=50

Total
N=82

Gender (in %)

39.0

61.0

-

39.0

61.0

-

39.0

61.0

-

39.0

61.0

-

Age (in years)

M

SD

76.1

4.6

77.3

4.4

76.9

4.5

80.0

4.6

81.0

4.6

80.6

4.6

81.7

4.6

82.9

4.6

82.4

4.6

85.3

4.5

86.2

4.5

85.8

4.5

Education (in %)

primary

lower secondary

higher secondary

other

40.6

34.4

12.5

12.5

50.0

40.0

8.0

2.0

46.3

37.8

9.8

6.1

40.6

34.4

12.5

12.5

50.0

40.0

8.0

2.0

46.3

37.8

9.8

6.1

40.6

34.4

12.5

12.5

50.0

40.0

8.0

2.0

46.3

37.8

9.8

6.1

40.6

34.4

12.5

12.5

50.0

40.0

8.0

2.0

46.3

37.8

9.8

6.1

Occupational training

(in %)
81.3 54.0 64.6 81.3 54.0 64.6 81.3 54.0 64.6 81.3 54.0 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)

3.1

3.1

0.0

9.0

68.7

15.6

3333.0²

2570.4

16.0

4.0

16.0

20.0

24.0

20.0

1920.7³

1125.9

10.9

3.6

9.7

15.8

41.7

18.3

2489.8⁴

1959.3

-

6.2

-

6.2

81.3

6.3

3213.3⁵

1100.2

6.0

8.0

8.0

14.0

46.0

18.0

2277.4⁶

880.1

3.6

7.2

4.8

10.9

60.1

13.4

2672.9⁷

1077.4

-

6.2

-

6.3

84.4

3.1

3339.6⁸

1294.0

4.0

12.0

6.0

22.0

44.0

12.0

24167⁹

1162.5

2.4

9.7

3.6

15.8

60.0

8.5

2798.1¹⁰

1293.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Marital status (%)

married

widowed

divorced

single

missings

68.8

25.0

-

6.3

-

8.0

66.0

20.0

6.0

-

31.7

50.0

12.2

6.1

-

56.3

37.5

-

6.3

-

6.0

68.0

20.0

6.0

-

25.6

56.1

12.2

6.1

-

59.4

37.5

-

3.1

-

6.0

70.0

18.0

6.0

-

26.8

57.3

11.0

4.9

-

53.1

40.6

-

6.3

-

4.0

70.0

20.0

6.0

-

32.2

58.5

12.2

6.1

-

Type of residence (%)

living alone

living with others

institutionalized

25.0

71.9

3.1

84.0

14.0

2.0

61.0

36.6

2.4

28.1

68.8

3.1

84.0

16.0

0.0

62.2

36.6

1.2

31.3

65.6

3.1

84.0

14.0

2.0

63.4

42.7

2.4

40.6

53.1

6.3

85.1¹¹

8.5¹¹

6.4¹¹

67.1¹²

26.6¹²

6.3¹²

Note: ¹ unweighted data; ² N = 27; ³N = 40; ⁴ N = 67; ⁵ N = 30; ⁶N = 41; ⁷ N = 71; ⁸N = 3^1; ⁹ N = 44; ¹⁰ N = 75; ¹¹ N = 47; ¹² N = 79.

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	Time 1 Baseline (1990-93)			Time 3 First Follow-up (1995-96)			Time 4 Second Follow-up (1997-98)			Time 5 Third Follow-up (2000)
Demographic Characteristics	Men N=32	Women N=50	Total N=82	Men N=32	Women N=50	Total N=82	Men N=32	Women N=50	Total N=82	Men N=32	Women N=50	Total N=82
Gender (in %)	39.0	61.0	-	39.0	61.0	-	39.0	61.0	-	39.0	61.0	-
Age (in years) M SD	76.1 4.6	77.3 4.4	76.9 4.5	80.0 4.6	81.0 4.6	80.6 4.6	81.7 4.6	82.9 4.6	82.4 4.6	85.3 4.5	86.2 4.5	85.8 4.5
Education (in %) primary lower secondary higher secondary other	40.6 34.4 12.5 12.5	50.0 40.0 8.0 2.0	46.3 37.8 9.8 6.1	40.6 34.4 12.5 12.5	50.0 40.0 8.0 2.0	46.3 37.8 9.8 6.1	40.6 34.4 12.5 12.5	50.0 40.0 8.0 2.0	46.3 37.8 9.8 6.1	40.6 34.4 12.5 12.5	50.0 40.0 8.0 2.0	46.3 37.8 9.8 6.1
Occupational training (in %)	81.3	54.0	64.6	81.3	54.0	64.6	81.3	54.0	64.6	81.3	54.0	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)	3.1 3.1 0.0 9.0 68.7 15.6 3333.0² 2570.4	16.0 4.0 16.0 20.0 24.0 20.0 1920.7³ 1125.9	10.9 3.6 9.7 15.8 41.7 18.3 2489.8⁴ 1959.3	- 6.2 - 6.2 81.3 6.3 3213.3⁵ 1100.2	6.0 8.0 8.0 14.0 46.0 18.0 2277.4⁶ 880.1	3.6 7.2 4.8 10.9 60.1 13.4 2672.9⁷ 1077.4	- 6.2 - 6.3 84.4 3.1 3339.6⁸ 1294.0	4.0 12.0 6.0 22.0 44.0 12.0 24167⁹ 1162.5	2.4 9.7 3.6 15.8 60.0 8.5 2798.1¹⁰ 1293.6	- - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - -
Marital status (%) married widowed divorced single missings	68.8 25.0 - 6.3 -	8.0 66.0 20.0 6.0 -	31.7 50.0 12.2 6.1 -	56.3 37.5 - 6.3 -	6.0 68.0 20.0 6.0 -	25.6 56.1 12.2 6.1 -	59.4 37.5 - 3.1 -	6.0 70.0 18.0 6.0 -	26.8 57.3 11.0 4.9 -	53.1 40.6 - 6.3 -	4.0 70.0 20.0 6.0 -	32.2 58.5 12.2 6.1 -
Type of residence (%) living alone living with others institutionalized	25.0 71.9 3.1	84.0 14.0 2.0	61.0 36.6 2.4	28.1 68.8 3.1	84.0 16.0 0.0	62.2 36.6 1.2	31.3 65.6 3.1	84.0 14.0 2.0	63.4 42.7 2.4	40.6 53.1 6.3	85.1¹¹ 8.5¹¹ 6.4¹¹	67.1¹² 26.6¹² 6.3¹²