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Table 1 Weighted sample characteristics

From: Trends in self-rated health among the elderly population in Germany from 1995 to 2015 – the influence of temporal change in leisure time physical activity

 

men

n = 50,848

women

n = 52,538

Variable

n

%

n

%

Time points (years)

 1 (95/96/97)

10,553

20.8

10,933

20.8

 2 (98/99)

7190

14.1

7309

13.9

 3 (01/03)

7327

14.4

7556

14.4

 4 (05/07/08)

10,994

21.6

11,440

21.8

 5 (09/11)

7202

14.2

7502

14.3

 6 (13/15)

7582

14.9

7798

14.8

total

50,848

100

52,538

100

missing

0.0

0.0

Equivalence income

 < 60% median

5615

11.0

7319

13.9

 60% - < 150% median

33,240

65.4

34,867

66.4

  ≥ 150% median

11,983

23.6

10,310

19.6

total

50,838

100

52,496

100

missing

10

< 0.0

42

< 0.0

School education

 primary / no education

25,445

51.0

28,030

54.5

 secondary

10,394

20.8

13,141

25.6

 tertiary

9634

19.3

6503

12.7

 other qualification

4417

8.9

3725

7.2

total

49,890

100

51,399

100

missing

958

1.9

1139

2.2

Nationality

 German

46,190

90.8

48,792

92.9

 others

4658

9.2

3746

7.1

total

50,848

100

52,538

100

missing

0.0

0.0

Marital status

 single

9945

19.6

15,835

30.1

 with partner

40,901

80.4

36,701

69.9

total

50,846

100

52,535

100

missing

2

< 0.0

3

< 0.0

Employment status

 Full time

24,491

48.2

10,329

19.7

 Part time

2282

4.5

10,418

19.8

 Not employed

24,075

47.3

31,790

60.5

total

50,846

100

52,538

100

missing

0.0

0.0

Physical activity

  (almost) never

24,909

49.6

25,834

50.0

 serveral times a year

8836

17.6

7044

13.6

 at least once a month

2894

5.8

2273

4.4

 at least once a week

13,577

27.0

16,522

32.0

total

50,216

100

51,674

100

missing

632

1.2

864

1.6

  1. n = number of observations