Non-response analyses, including all nurses’ aides in the county of Aarhus 1993 with more than 1 year of nursing aides work during the last 5 years, n=6231
| Register data DREAM | Questionnaire respondents 1993 n=4616 | Questionnaire non-respondents 1993 n=1615 |
|---|---|---|
| Age 1.7.1993 mean (SD) | 42.7 (9.4) | 44.3 (11.0) |
| Years working as nurses’ aides 1 July 1993 mean (SD) | 10.9 (7.1) | 11.2 (7.4) |
| Gender woman (%) | 98.1 | 97.1 |
| Ethnicity other than Danish (%) | 2.3 | 3.4 |
| Dead in the follow-up period (%) | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Granted disability pension in the follow-up period (%) | 16.2 | 14.8 |
| Voluntary early retirement in the follow-up period (%) | 18.2 | 19.3 |
DREAM, Danish National Register on Public Transfer Payments.