Participant characteristics (n=2125)
| N (%)/mean (SD) | |
| Sex | |
| Male | 1084 (51.0) |
| Female | 1041 (49.0) |
| Education | |
| No qualifications | 622 (30.9) |
| O-level | 572 (28.4) |
| A-level | 589 (29.3) |
| Higher education | 230 (11.4) |
| GHQ-28 | |
| Age 53 | 17.2 (9.4) |
| Age 60–64 | 16.4 (8.1) |
| Age 68–69 | 15.2 (7.9) |
| Religious attendance at age 43 | |
| Never | 1649 (82.2) |
| Less than monthly | 49 (2.4) |
| Monthly | 70 (3.5) |
| Weekly | 237 (11.8) |
| Religious attendance at age 60–64 | |
| Never | 1496 (80.7) |
| Less than monthly | 70 (3.8) |
| Monthly | 72 (3.9) |
| Weekly | 215 (11.6) |
| Religious attendance at age 68–69 | |
| Never | 1305 (68.0) |
| Less than monthly | 215 (11.2) |
| Monthly | 105 (5.5) |
| Weekly | 294 (15.3) |
GHQ-28, 28-item General Health Questionnaire.