Variable | Scale a) |
---|---|
Dichotomised | |
Age | |
Young (<55) / old (≥ 55) | Q: 25→ 64 |
Gender (no bivariate relation to positive/negative health) | |
Male / female | N |
Living alone | |
Yes / no | N |
Living with children | |
Yes / no | N |
Immigrationb) | |
Yes / no | N |
Diagnosis at retirement: fibromyalgia c) | |
Yes / no | N |
Physician visit last six months d) | |
Yes / no | |
In-patient care last six months d) | |
Yes / no | |
Regular use d) of: | |
- sleeping medicine | |
Yes / no | N |
- analgesics | |
Yes / no | N |
Index of neurotic symptoms e) | |
Low (0–2) / high (3–7) | Q: 0→7 |
Index of psychosomatic symptoms e) | |
Low (0–2) / high (3–5) | Q: 0→5 |
ADL index f) | |
Low (6–11) / high (12–36) | I: 6→36 |
Subjective health c) | |
Positive (1+2) / not positive (3–5) | O: Good (1) → poor (5) |
Present quality of life g) | |
Positive (1+2) / not positive (3–5) | O: Very good (1) → very bad (5) |
Life-span quality of life g) | |
Positive (1+2) / not positive (3–5) | O: Very good (1) → very bad (5) |
Change in quality of life since retirement g) | |
Better (1+2) / not better (3–5) | O: Much better (1) → much worse(5) |
Expected future quality of life g) | |
Not worse (1–3) / worse (4–5) | O: Much better (1) → much worse(5) |
Satisfaction with: f) | |
- economy | O: Very satisfied (1) → very dissatisfied (5) |
Content (1+2) / not content (3–5) | |
- dwelling | |
Content (1) / not content (2–5) | |
- leisure time | |
Content (1+2) / not content (3–5) | |
Lonesome f) | |
Lonesome (1+2) / not lonesome (3+4) | O: Yes, often (1) → no, never (4) |
Difficulties to pass time f) | |
Difficulties (1+2) / no difficulties (3+4) | O: Yes, often (1) → no, never (4) |
Positive self-image e) | |
High positive self-image (5–10) / low positive self-image (11–20) | I: Index based on the sum of five items: 5 → 20 |
Economic development since retirement | |
Positive (1+2) / not positive (3–5) | O: Much better today (1) → much worse today (5) |