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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int Migr Rev. 2008;42(4):861–876. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2008.00150.x

Table 2. Percent in total sample with health problems, low self-perceived health and risk factors.

Country Functioning Difficulties ADL Difficulties IADL Difficulties Chronic Diseases Low Self-perceived health Current Smokers Overweight
Austria 52.5 9.2 17.4 33.4 39.2 17.9 61.4
Belgium 48.3 12.0 18.1 46.7 31.9 17.3 59.8
Denmark 42.3 10.3 17.3 43.4 31.3 31.2 51.8
France 48.5 11.8 16.5 42.4 38.2 14.3 54.6
Germany 53.8 9.5 14.1 40.3 45.5 18.6 61.1
Greece 54.4 9.0 18.7 39.9 37.5 25.3 67.3
Italy 52.3 10.7 14.7 45.4 51.8 18.2 61.7
Netherlands 42.0 8.4 16.1 34.9 32.1 24.4 56.8
Spain 57.4 13.5 25.6 51.1 51.5 15.1 68.9
Sweden 45.3 9.7 16.1 42.1 36.6 17.1 53.9
Switzerland 38.7 6.9 8.6 28.2 20.1 19.6 50.3

Data: SHARE database, 2004 (Individuals aged 50 and over).

Functioning: Difficulties performing at least one out of 10 tasks ADL: Difficulty performing at least one activity of daily living, IADL: difficulty performing at least one instrumental activity of daily living, Chronic Diseases: Two or more chronic diseases, Low Self-perceived health: less than good health, Smoking: current smokers and Overweight: BMI>= 25.