Samples

The tables below provide standard information about SLS participants for each independent sample and repfile dataset. This information includes sample size, age, gender, and education. The actual dataset Excel filenames appear in parentheses.*SLS 1956 Independent Sample 1956 (WEBIND56)
*Repfile 1956-1963 (WEBREP12)
*Repfile 1956-1963-1970 (WEBREP13)
*Repfile 1956-1963-1970-1977 (WEBREP14)
*Repfile 1956-1963-1970-1977-1984 (WEBREP15)
Repfile 1956-1963-1970-1977-1984-1991 (WEBREP16)
Repfile 1956-1963-1970-1977-1984-1991-1998 (WEBREP17)

Repfile 1956-1963-1970-1977-1984-1991-1998-2005 (WEBREP18)
*SLS 1963 Independent Sample (WEBIND63)
*Repfile 1963-1970 (WEBREP23)
*Repfile 1963-1970-1977 (WEBREP24)
*Repfile 1963-1970-1977-1984 (WEBREP25)
Repfile 1963-1970-1977-1984-1991 (WEBREP26)
Repfile 1963-1970-1977-1984-1991-1998 (WEBREP27)

Repfile 1963-1970-1977-1984-1991-1999-2005 (WEBREP28)

*SLS 1970 Independent Sample (WEBIND70)
*Repfile 1970-1977 (WEBREP34)
*Repfile 1970-1977-1984(WEBREP35)
Repfile 1970-1977-1984-1991(WEBREP36)
Repfile 1970-1977-1984-1991-1998(WEBREP37)

Repfile 1970-1977-1984-1991-1998-20005 (WEBREP38)

*SLS 1977 Independent Sample (WEBIND77)
*Repfile 1977-1984 (WEBREP45)
Repfile 1977-1984-1991 (WEBREP46)
Repfile 1977-1984-1991-1998 (WEBREP47)

Repfile 1977-1984-1991-1998-2005 (WEBREP48)

*SLS 1984 Independent Sample (WEBIND84)
Repfile 1984-1991 (WEBREP56)
Repfile 1984-1991-1998 (WEBREP57)

Repfile 1984-1991-1998-20005 (WEBREP58)

SLS 1991 Independent Sample (WEBIND91)
Repfile 1991-1998 (WEBREP67)

Repfile 1984-1998- 2005 (WEBREP68)

SLS 1998 Independent Sample (WEBIND98)

Repfile 1998-2005 (WEBREP78)

Table 1. Independent Samples, Age in Years

1956

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	250	45.08	14.22	25 – 67
Women	250	46.00	14.37	25 – 67
Total	500	46.04	14.28	25 – 67

1963

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	466	49.32	14.63	25 – 74
Women	531	48.18	14.81	25 – 74
Total	997	48.71	14.73	25 – 74

1970

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	330	54.00	17.11	25 – 81
Women	375	51.97	16.97	25 – 81
Total	705	52.92	17.06	25 – 81

1977

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	301	53.53	17.35	25 – 81
Women	311	53.83	17.37	25 – 81
Total	612	53.45	17.34	25 – 81

1984

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	284	54.34	17.52	25 – 81
Women	344	51,29	18.10	25 – 81
Total	628	52.67	17.89	25 – 81

1991

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	318	54.36	17.59	25 – 81
Women	375	53.52	17.28	25 – 81
Total	693	53.91	17.42	25 – 81

1998

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	362	53.37	15.79	25 – 81
Women	357	51.84	16.19	25 – 81
Total	719	52.61	16.00	25 – 81

Table 2. Longitudinal Samples, Age in years at last assessment

a. 7-year Sequences

1956 to 1963

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	141	53.40	13.94	32 – 74
Women	161	53.48	14.11	32 – 74
Total	302	53.44	14.01	32 – 74

1963 to 1970

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	178	55.12	12.86	32 – 81
Women	241	52.65	13.35	32 – 81
Total	419	53.70	13.19	32 – 81

1970 to 1977

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	147	58.14	14.43	32 – 88
Women	190	55.39	15.53	32 – 88
Total	337	56.59	15.10	32 – 88

1977 to 1984

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	151	56.94	15.03	32 – 88
Women	142	58.13	14.86	32 – 88
Total	293	57.52	14.93	32 – 88

1984 to 1991

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	193	58.98	16.02	32 – 88
Women	234	56.71	16.32	32 – 88
Total	427	57.74	16.21	32 – 88

1991 to 1998

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	176	60.88	15.78	32 – 88
Women	230	60.79	16.40	32 – 88
Total	406	60.83	16.11	32 – 88

1998 to 2005

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	209	59.13	14.26	32 – 88
Women	212	59.21	14.85	32 – 88
Total	421	59.17	14.53	32 – 88

b. 14-year sequences

1956 to 1970

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	74	59.20	12.54	39 – 81
Women	89	58.35	12.62	39 – 81
Total	163	58.28	12.54	39 – 81

1963 to 1977

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	148	59.35	11.60	39 – 99
Women	193	58.80	12.10	39 – 88
Total	333	59.03	11.88	39 – 88

1970 to 1984

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	102	61.65	12.74	39 – 95
Women	122	59.25	13.67	39 – 95
Total	224	60.34	13.28	39 – 95

1977 to 1991

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	106	61.25	14.30	39 – 95
Women	97	60.51	13.26	39 – 88
Total	203	60.90	13.78	39 – 95

1984 to 1998

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	116	63.86	14.49	39 = 95
Women	150	62.57	14.72	39 – 95
Total	266	63.13	14.61	39 – 95

1991 to 2005

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	121	51.84	14.38	25 – 81
Women	230	53.26	15.48	25 – 81
Total	281	52.65	15.01	25 – 81

c. 21-year sequences

1956 to 1977

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	58	63.14	11.59	46 – 88
Women	72	64.28	11.36	46 – 88
Total	130	63.77	11.44	46 – 88

1963 to 1984

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	91	63.77	9.69	46 – 88
Women	134	63.87	11.01	46 – 95
Total	225	63.83	10.48	46 – 95

1970 to 1991

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	76	64.79	11.15	46 – 95
Women	99	62.97	11.96	46 – 88
Total	175	63.76	11.62	46 – 95

1977 to 1998

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	71	65.92	13.10	46 – 88
Women	65	64.85	11.73	46 – 88
Total	136	65.40	12.43	46 – 88

1984 – 2005

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	79	45.38	12.49	25 – 67
Women	102	44.97	13.19	25 – 67
Total	181	45.15	12.86	25 – 67

d. 28-year sequences

1956 to 1984

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	44	68.11	10.78	53 – 95
Women	53	68.58	9.96	53 – 88
Total	97	68.37	10.29	53 – 95

1963 to 1991

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	60	67.70	8.22	53 – 88
Women	103	68.90	10.05	53 – 95
Total	163	68.45	9.41	53 – 95

1970 to 1998

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	53	69.11	9.47	53 – 88
Women	74	68.99	11.26	53 – 95
Total	127	69.04	10.51	53 – 95

1977 to 2005

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	55	41.55	12.15	25 – 67
Women	57	44.28	12.22	25 – 67
Total	112	42.94	12.21	25 – 67

e. 35-year sequences

1956 to 1991

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	34	72.76	9.36	60 – 95
Women	41	72.29	8.40	60 – 88
Total	75	72.51	8.79	60 – 95

1963 to 1998

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	40	71.90	6.95	60 – 95
Women	71	73.31	8.87	60 – 88
Total	111	72.80	8.22	60 – 95

f. 42-year sequence

1956 to 1998

	N	M	SD	Range
Men	15	77.27	6.93	60 – 88
Women	23	77.04	8.40	60 – 95
Total	38	77.13	7.75	60 – 95

Table 3. Educational attainment as proportions by number of years

	</+ 8	9 – 12	13 – 16	17 +	M	Range
1956	11.0	42.4	32.6	14.0	12.85	4 – 20
1963	12.9	46.1	30.9	10.0	12.52	0 – 20
1970	10.1	40.4	35.5	14.0	13.10	0 – 20
1977	9.7	32.8	38.0	19.5	13.71	4 – 20
1984	3.6	27.9	41.2	27.3	14.61	5 – 20
1991	0.9	20.2	49.3	29.6	15.23	8 – 20
1998	0.1	17.0	50.9	32.0	15.53	7 – 20

Table 4. Occupational attainment as proportion

	Unskilled	Semiskilled	Skilled	Semiprofessional	Professional	Retired
1956	4.5	10.9	47.2	37.2	5.3	NA
1963	5.1	11.3	56.5	23.4	3.8	NA
1970	0.6	5.0	48.7	38.0	7.7	NA
1977	6.6	8.0	30.6	32.8	22.0	NA
1984	4.2	5.2	29.1	34.1	15.2	12.2
1991	3.5	4.2	20.6	25.4	16.6	29.7
1998	0.7	11.5	8.5	38.0	9.1	32.3