Table 1 Characteristics of analyzed participants by gender and age
Men (n = 33,925) | Women (n = 37,257) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20–44 years (n = 12,851) n (%) | 45–64 years (n = 12,126) n (%) | ≥ 65 years (n = 8948) n (%) | 20–44 years (n = 13,558) n (%) | 45–64 years (n = 12,920) n (%) | ≥ 65 years (n = 10,779) n (%) | |
Family size: one (i.e., living alone) | 1691 (13.2) | 1482 (12.2) | 977 (10.9) | 963 (7.1) | 1038 (8.0) | 2302 (21.4) |
Housing tenure: owner-occupiers | 7665 (59.6) | 9392 (77.5) | 7614 (85.1) | 8339 (61.5) | 10,264 (79.4) | 8974 (83.3) |
Marital status: married | 6474 (50.4) | 9559 (78.8) | 7592 (84.8) | 7573 (55.9) | 10,138 (78.5) | 6030 (55.9) |
Education: junior high schoola | 636 (4.9) | 1004 (8.3) | 2523 (28.2) | 436 (3.2) | 909 (7.0) | 3754 (34.8) |
Equivalent household expenditures: lowb | 4593 (35.7) | 3408 (28.1) | 2911 (32.5) | 4843 (35.7) | 3552 (27.5) | 3967 (36.8) |
Employment contract: regular employees | 8418 (65.5) | 6353 (52.4) | 363 (4.1) | 4276 (31.5) | 2256 (17.5) | 135 (1.3) |
Chronic medical conditions: presentc | 302 (2.4) | 2682 (22.1) | 4069 (45.5) | 199 (1.5) | 1993 (15.4) | 4259 (39.5) |
Smoking status: current smokers | 5149 (40.1) | 4691 (38.7) | 1763 (19.7) | 1976 (14.6) | 1575 (12.2) | 461 (4.3) |
Serious psychological distress: present | 654 (5.1) | 356 (2.9) | 194 (2.2) | 846 (6.2) | 510 (3.9) | 319 (3.0) |