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Table 1 Distribution of variables

From: Does socioeconomic status affect the association of social relationships and health? A moderator analysis

  

Overall

N (%)

Men

N (%)

Women

N (%)

p (Chi2)

Total sample

4,814

2,395 (49.8)

2,419 (50.2)

 

Variables (no. of missings)

     

Age (0)

   Mean [SD]

59.6 [7.8]

59.8 [7.8]

59.5 [7.7]

 

Years of Education (16)

< = 10 years

547 (11.4)

120 (5.0)

427 (17.7)

0.000

 

11-13

2,676 (55.6)

1,139 (47.8)

1,537(63.6)

 
 

14-17

1,068 (22.2)

799 (33.5)

269 (11.1)

 
 

=> 18 years

507 (10.5)

325 (13.6)

182 (7.5)

 

Household equivalent income per month (310)

   < 1,000€

1,103 (24.5)

468 (20.4)

635 (28.7)

0.000

 

1,000-1,500€

1,498 (33.3)

729 (31.8)

769 (34.8)

 
 

1,500-2,000€

1,027 (22.8)

572 (24.9)

455 (20.6)

 
 

   > 2,000€

876 (19.4)

525 (22.9)

351 (7.8)

 

Social Integration Index (110)

Level I (isolation)

375 (7.9)

112 (4.8)

263 (11.1)

0.000

 

   Level II

1968 (41.7)

919 (39.3)

1049 (44.1)

 
 

   Level III

2,146 (45.5)

1,190 (50.9)

956 (40.2)

 
 

   Level IV

229 (4.9)

119 (5.1)

110 (4.6)

 

Instrumental support (69)

Not available/

inappropriate

602 (12.6)

252 (10.6)

350 (14.6)

0.000

 

Not needed/

appropriate

4,163 (87.4)

2,115 (89.4)

2,048 (85.4)

 

Emotional support (99)

Not available/

inappropriate

781 (16.4)

374 (15.8)

407 (17.0)

0.140

 

Not needed/

appropriate

3,988 (83.6)

1,997 (84.2)

1,991 (83.0)

 

Subjective Health (13)

Very good

372 (7.7)

213 (8.9)

159 (6.6)

0.000

 

   Good

1,898 (39.5)

995 (41.7)

903 (37.4)

 
 

Moderate

1,720 (35.8)

858 (36.0)

862 (35.7)

 
 

   Poor

641 (13.4)

249 (10.4)

392 (16.2)

 
 

Very poor

170 (3.5)

70 (2.9)

100 (4.1)

 

Depressive Symptoms (94)

Mean score [SD]

7.95 [6.11]

7.10 [5.42]

8.79 [6.62]

0.000