Season at start (autumn; other option was summer) (%) | 47.6 | 47.5 | 48.2 |
Gender (female) (%) | 52.9 | 58.6 | 48.6 |
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Age bands (years, %)
| | | |
| 65–74 | 59.9 | 44.4 | 73.7 |
| 75–84 | 33.3 | 42.4 | 24.3 |
| 85+ | 6.8 | 13.1 | 2.0 |
White British (seven missing) (%) | 86.1 | 84.4 | 87.4 |
Lonely (six-item de Jong Gierveld score) (50 missing) (%) | 34.9 | 38.7 | 31.2 |
Short Form-12 mental score (mean, SD) (42 missing) | 53.2, 8.6 | 52.6, 8.2 | 53.7, 8.9 |
Short form-12 physical score (mean, SD) (42 missing) | 43.9, 12.5 | 40.6, 12.7 | 46.5, 11.7 |
Recent sudden illness (12 missing) (%) | 17.0 | 18.2 | 15.7 |
Left full-time education before 17 years of age (three missing) (%) | 60.8 | 74.0 | 49.6 |