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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of Initial Non-Institutionalized Sample Age 65–69 in 1982 (Sample 1, n= 5379)a and Final Sample (Sample 2, n = 3440). National Long-Term Care Survey, Percent Distribution

From: Improving knowledge about disability transitions by adding retrospective information to panel surveys. Population Health Metrics

  Men Women Total
  White Non-White White Non-White   
Sample: 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
1982
Age 		          
65 5.9 5.8 0.5 0.4 6.9 5.5 0.7 0.6 14.0 12.4
66 8.9 8.5 0.8 0.7 11.5 9.6 1.1 1.1 22.2 19.9
67 8.8 8.9 0.8 0.9 11.1 9.7 1.2 1.2 22.0 20.6
68 8.4 8.3 0.8 0.8 11.2 9.6 1.2 1.3 21.6 20.1
69 8.0 10.9 0.8 1.2 10.3 13.4 1.1 1.5 20.2 27.0
Total 40.0 42.4 3.6 4.0 51.1 47.8 5.3 5.8 100 100
Male          43.7 46.5
Female          56.3 53.5
White          91.1 90.2
Non-White          8.9 9.8
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