Table 2.
Sociodemographic, family, and social characteristics as a function of the Work Ability Index (WAI) score (N=494).
| Characteristics | Values, n (%) | WAI, mean (SD) | Test statistics | P value | ||||||||
| Age groups | F2,493=15.5a | .001 | ||||||||||
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Young adults | 174 (35.2) | 41.0 (4.8) |
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Middle-aged adults | 185 (37.4) | 38.2 (6.2) |
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Older adults | 135 (27.3) | 38.0 (5.3) |
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Marital statusb | F4,490=0.39 | .82 | |||||||||
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Single | 37 (7.5) | 40.2 (5.0) |
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Married | 185 (37.7) | 39.1 (5.9) |
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Partnership | 227 (46.2) | 39.0 (5.7) |
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Divorced | 36 (7.3) | 39.4 (4.5) |
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Widowed | 6 (1.2) | 39.3 (4.0) |
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Living situationc | F4,455=1.90 | .11 | |||||||||
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Alone | 105 (23) | 38.9 (6.8) |
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With partner | 138 (30.3) | 39.5 (4.8) |
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With family | 160 (35.1) | 38.7 (5.6) |
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With parents | 10 (2.2) | 41.1 (5.4) |
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With other persons | 43 (9.4) | 41.0 (4.5) |
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Children | t492=1.25 | .21 | |||||||||
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No | 332 (67.2) | 39.4 (5.7) |
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Yes | 162 (32.8) | 38.7 (5.5) |
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Care of relativesd | t469=1.44 | .15 | |||||||||
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No | 426 (86.2) | 39.2 (5.7) |
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Yes | 45 (9.1) | 37.9 (5.7) |
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Family pet | t492=3.15 | .002 | |||||||||
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No | 385 (77.9) | 39.6 (5.3) |
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Yes | 109 (22.1) | 37.6 (6.6) |
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Number of close friends | F4,470=2.40 | .048 | |||||||||
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1-3 | 98 (20.8) | 37.7 (6.3) |
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4-7 | 227 (48.2) | 39.1 (5.6) |
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8-10 | 90 (19.1) | 39.7 (5.2) |
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>10 | 51 (10.8) | 40.3 (5.0) |
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Frequency of friendship meetings | F4,490=4.45 | .002 | |||||||||
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1 or 2 per month | 141 (28.7) | 37.6 (6.2) |
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1 per week | 144 (29.3) | 39.1 (5.5) |
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2 per week | 113 (23) | 39.9 (4.9) |
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3 per week | 62 (12.6) | 40.5 (5.0) |
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>3 per week | 31 (6.4) | 40.5 (5.8) |
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aItalicized values are those with significant results.
b6 (1.2%) missing data.
c41 (8.2%) missing data.
d23 (4.6%) missing data.