Predictors

Total sample

Age group

50 - 64

Age group

65 - 79

Age group

80 - 105

Controls

Age at the time of interview

68.70 (9.81)

58.79 (3.69)

71.27(4.22)

84.71(3.99)

Gender

Men

43.2% (32,735)

41.7% (11,854)

45.2% (15,995)

41.0% (4886)

Women

56.8% (42,966)

58.3% (16,548)

54.8% (19,380)

59.0% (7038)

Big Five Personality Traits

Extraversion

3.48 (0.92)

3.51 (0.92)

3.47 (0.92)

3.41 (0.93)

Agreeableness

3.65 (0.83)

3.62 (0.84)

3.66 (0.83)

3.73 (0.82)

Conscientiousness

4.12 (0.80)

4.13 (0.80)

4.12 (0.80)

4.08 (0.82)

Neuroticism

2.66 (1.01)

2.67 (1.00)

2.66 (1.01)

2.65 (0.99)

Openness

3.28 (0.94)

3.34 (0.92)

3.28 (0.95)

3.15 (0.94)

Number of respondents

75,700

28,402

35,375

11,923