| 1992-1993 | 1994-1995 | 2000-2001 | 2003-2004 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Wave 1 | N = 2087 | Wave 3 | N = 1679 | Wave 6 | N = 791 | Wave 7 | N = 487 |
Variable | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   65-79 | 1224 | 58.6 | 893 | 53.2 | 216 | 27.3 | 47 | 9.7 |
   80+ | 863 | 41.4 | 786 | 46.8 | 575 | 72.7 | 440 | 90.3 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Female | 1031 | 49.4 | 854 | 50.9 | 456 | 57.6 | 303 | 62.2 |
   Male | 1056 | 50.6 | 825 | 49.1 | 335 | 42.4 | 184 | 37.8 |
Education (Age when left school) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   <14 years | 336 | 16.3 | 262 | 15.4 | 105 | 13.3 | 65 | 13.4 |
   ≥ 14 years | 1725 | 83.7 | 1399 | 84.6 | 684 | 86.7 | 420 | 86.6 |
   Missing | 26 |  | 18 |  | 2 |  | 2 |  |
Tertiary education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 700 | 33.9 | 570 | 34.2 | 278 | 35.2 | 177 | 36.5 |
   No | 1367 | 66.1 | 1096 | 65.8 | 512 | 64.8 | 308 | 63.5 |
   Missing | 20 |  | 13 |  | 1 |  | 2 |  |
Income Level | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   <$12,000 | 686 | 35.5 | 559 | 40.9 | 165 | 30.3 | 116 | 35.6 |
   $12,000 - $30,000 | 1083 | 56.1 | 719 | 52.6 | 312 | 57.4 | 146 | 44.8 |
   >$30,000 | 161 | 8.3 | 90 | 6.6 | 67 | 12.3 | 64 | 19.6 |
   Missing | 157 |  | 311 |  | 247 |  | 161 |  |
Self-rated health | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Excellent | 191 | 9.2 | 129 | 8.2 | 64 | 9.8 | 16 | 3.9 |
   Very Good | 599 | 28.8 | 410 | 25.9 | 181 | 27.7 | 85 | 20.5 |
   Good | 633 | 30.4 | 534 | 33.8 | 224 | 34.3 | 171 | 41.2 |
   Fair | 477 | 22.9 | 403 | 25.5 | 147 | 22.5 | 113 | 27.2 |
   Poor | 181 | 8.7 | 106 | 6.7 | 37 | 5.7 | 30 | 7.2 |
   Missing | 6 |  | 97 |  | 138 |  | 72 |  |