Variable | Baseline (2005) | Follow-up (2013) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
 | n | mean (SD) / % | n | mean (SD) / % |
Age (years) | 360 | 50.4 (13.6) | 363 | 58.5 (13.6)b |
% male | 361 | 43.5 | 363 | 44.4 |
% home ownership | 360 | 61.1 | 363 | 62.5 |
% car ownership | 361 | 58.5 | 362 | 60.5 |
% workinga | 359 | 58.5 | 364 | 48.1b |
% with chronic condition | 360 | 38.9 | 361 | 47.9b |
% perceived financial strain | 361 | Â | 361 | Â |
 Quite comfortably off |  | 11.9 |  | 12.5 |
 Can manage without difficulty |  | 20.2 |  | 24.4 |
 Have to be careful with money |  | 52.9 |  | 47.1 |
 Find it a strain to get by |  | 15.0 |  | 16.1 |
Years lived in local area | 365 | 18.3 (15.3) | 362 | 24.9 (16.6)b |
SF-8 PCS-8 | 352 | 47.4 (11.0) | 360 | 45.9 (11.7)b |
SF-8 MCS-8 | 352 | 45.5 (11.1) | 360 | 46.4 (11.1) |