Table 4 Variables (1992) included in the logistic regression with positive/negative health (1994) as the dependent variable.

Dichotomised

Age

Young (<55) / old (≥ 55)

Q: 25→ 64

Gender (no bivariate relation to positive/negative health)

Male / female

N

Living alone

Yes / no

N

Living with children

Yes / no

N

Immigration^b)

Yes / no

N

Diagnosis at retirement: fibromyalgia ^c)

Yes / no

N

Physician visit last six months ^d)

Yes / no

In-patient care last six months ^d)

Yes / no

Regular use ^d) of:

- sleeping medicine

Yes / no

N

- analgesics

Yes / no

N

Index of neurotic symptoms ^e)

Low (0–2) / high (3–7)

Q: 0→7

Index of psychosomatic symptoms ^e)

Low (0–2) / high (3–5)

Q: 0→5

ADL index ^f)

Low (6–11) / high (12–36)

I: 6→36

Subjective health ^c)

Positive (1+2) / not positive (3–5)

O: Good (1) → poor (5)

Present quality of life ^g)

Positive (1+2) / not positive (3–5)

O: Very good (1) → very bad (5)

Life-span quality of life ^g)

Positive (1+2) / not positive (3–5)

O: Very good (1) → very bad (5)

Change in quality of life since retirement ^g)

Better (1+2) / not better (3–5)

O: Much better (1) → much worse(5)

Expected future quality of life ^g)

Not worse (1–3) / worse (4–5)

O: Much better (1) → much worse(5)

Satisfaction with: ^f)

- economy

O: Very satisfied (1) → very dissatisfied (5)

Content (1+2) / not content (3–5)

- dwelling

Content (1) / not content (2–5)

- leisure time

Content (1+2) / not content (3–5)

Lonesome ^f)

Lonesome (1+2) / not lonesome (3+4)

O: Yes, often (1) → no, never (4)

Difficulties to pass time ^f)

Difficulties (1+2) / no difficulties (3+4)

O: Yes, often (1) → no, never (4)

Positive self-image ^e)

High positive self-image (5–10) / low positive self-image (11–20)

I: Index based on the sum of five items: 5 → 20

Economic development since retirement

Positive (1+2) / not positive (3–5)

O: Much better today (1) → much worse today (5)