Table 1 Characteristics of 55–64 year olds in three birth cohorts (1928–1937, 1938–1947, 1948–1957)
Men | Women | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1928/37-cohort | 1938/47-cohort | 1948/57-cohort | p Value | 1928/37-cohort | 1938/47-cohort | 1948/57-cohort | p Value | |||
N | M /% (SD) | M /% (SD) | M /% (SD) | t/F test | N | M /% (SD) | M /% (SD) | M /% (SD) | t/F test | |
Age | 1443 | 60 (3) | 60 (3) | 60 (3) | 1570 | 60 (3) | 60 (3) | 60 (3) | ||
Functional limitations (%) | ||||||||||
Yes | 358 | 19 | 26 | 30 | < 0.001 | 455 | 18 | 36 | 33 | < 0.001 |
Depressive symptoms (%) | ||||||||||
Yes | 120 | 8 | 9 | 8 | > 0.05 | 220 | 10 | 18 | 14 | < 0.05 |
Education (in years) | 1443 | 10 (3) | 11 (4) | 12 (4) | < 0.001 | 1568 | 9 (3) | 10 (3) | 11 (3) | < 0.001 |
Education (%) | ||||||||||
Elementary not completed | 245 | 23 | 19 | 10 | < 0.001 | 392 | 41 | 24 | 10 | < 0.001 |
High | 423 | 20 | 31 | 36 | 256 | 8 | 13 | 27 | ||
Occupational level (%) | ||||||||||
Elementary | 68 | 5 | 5 | 5 | < 0.001 | 156 | 12 | 11 | 11 | < 0.001 |
Low | 287 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 513 | 48 | 41 | 20 | ||
Medium | 568 | 48 | 41 | 33 | 474 | 29 | 32 | 39 | ||
High | 350 | 17 | 27 | 30 | 215 | 8 | 13 | 24 | ||
Scientific | 133 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||
Never had a paid job (%) | ||||||||||
Yes | 37 | 3 | 1 | 4 | < 0.05 | 160 | 15 | 7 | 9 | < 0.05 |
Income (€317- €2439) | 1443 | 1247 (458) | 1245 (355) | 1669 (401) | < 0.001 | 1570 | 915 (379) | 1047 (342) | 1536 (398) | < 0.001 |