Wilkinson T J, Sainsbury R
Princess Margaret Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 1998 Apr;46(4):488-91. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb02472.x.
To describe the characteristics of New Zealand's centenarians, as given in the 1991 census, and to compare these characteristics with those of centenarians from the United States.
A census-based descriptive study.
The complete national population as defined by the 1991 New Zealand census.
In 1991, there were 246 female and 51 male centenarians in New Zealand. Fifty-one percent of the men and 29% of the women lived at home; 16% lived at home with someone else (55% with children). People who were widowed were more likely to be living in a residential institution (69%) than people who were married (40%). Forty-three percent of men and 39% of women earned less than NZ$10,000 per year. Most had no formal educational qualification. Fourteen percent of men and 35% of women living at home did housework in the previous week. Compared with the United States, there are fewer New Zealand centenarians per number of population. People of European race were overrepresented in the New Zealand centenarian population, whereas African Americans were overrepresented in the United States centenarian population.
Our data have shown the heterogeneity associated with extreme ageing and can be used as a basis for comparison with other countries.
描述1991年人口普查中新西兰百岁老人的特征，并将这些特征与美国百岁老人的特征进行比较。
基于人口普查的描述性研究。
1991年新西兰人口普查所定义的全国总人口。
1991年，新西兰有246名女性百岁老人和51名男性百岁老人。51%的男性和29%的女性居家生活；16%与他人同住（55%与子女同住）。丧偶者比已婚者更有可能住在养老院（69%对40%）。43%的男性和39%的女性年收入低于1万新西兰元。大多数人没有正规学历。居家生活的男性中有14%和女性中有35%在前一周做过家务。与美国相比，新西兰每人口中的百岁老人数量较少。欧洲种族的人在新西兰百岁老人人口中占比过高，而非洲裔美国人在美国百岁老人人口中占比过高。
我们的数据显示了与极端老龄化相关的异质性，可作为与其他国家进行比较的基础。
