Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents in the study (N = 656)
| |
Age <65 yrs (n = 262) |
Age ≥ 65 yrs (n = 394) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Gender (N = 656) |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
122 |
46.6 |
164 |
41.6 |
| Female |
140 |
53.4 |
230 |
58.4 |
| Marital status (N = 656) |
|
|
|
|
| Married or with partner |
206 |
78.6 |
236 |
59.9 |
| Separated or divorced |
28 |
10.7 |
26 |
6.6 |
| Widowed |
19 |
7.3 |
118 |
30.0 |
| Single |
9 |
3.4 |
14 |
3.5 |
| Level of education (N = 651) |
|
|
|
|
| No qualifications |
7 |
2.7 |
63 |
16.2 |
| Primary school certificate |
51 |
19.5 |
143 |
36.7 |
| CAP, BEP (vocational training) |
93 |
35.6 |
72 |
18.5 |
| Brevet des collèges, BEPC (lower secondary) |
26 |
10.0 |
36 |
9.2 |
| Baccalauréat (general) |
17 |
6.5 |
26 |
6.7 |
| Baccalauréat technical or vocational |
19 |
7.3 |
10 |
2.6 |
| Higher education diploma |
42 |
16.1 |
30 |
7.7 |
| Other |
6 |
2.3 |
10 |
2.6 |
| Age (yrs) (N = 656) Mean (sd) [min-max] |
59.8 (2.8) [54–64] | 77.4 (8.2) [65–106] | ||