Fig. 4
The probability distributions of the general health status in the second years of panels. Note: general health today in the first years of the MEPS panels was significantly associated with general health today in the second years (p < 0.001 for both). The numbers on the right side of each chart representing the degree of health limiting climbing stairs according to the SF12v2 questionnaire: 1 = limited a lot, 2 = limited a little, and 3 = not limited