Table 1.
Frequencies (%) of basic characteristics in the studied sample.
| Total sample n = 5435 |
Finland n = 2220 |
Sweden n = 3215 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| 65 | 2185 (40.2) | 965 (43.5) | 1220 (37.9) |
| 70 | 1357 (25.0) | 508 (22.9) | 849 (26.4) |
| 75 | 1091 (20.1) | 449 (20.2) | 643 (20.0) |
| 80 | 800 (14.7) | 298 (13.4) | 502 (15.6) |
| Gender | |||
| Women | 3018 (55.5) | 1259 (56.7) | 1759 (54.7) |
| Men | 2416 (45.5) | 961 (43.3) | 1455 (45.3) |
| Living condition | |||
| Single living | 1401 (26.0) | 517 (23.5) | 884 (27.8) |
| Living together | 3983 (74.0) | 1686 (76.5) | 2297 (72.2) |
| Education level | |||
| Shorter (up to 9 yrs) | 2469 (46.4) | 925 (42.3) | 1544 (49.1) |
| Longer (10 yrs or more) | 2857 (53.6) | 1255 (57.6) | 1602 (50.9) |
| Income level | |||
| ≤1000€ | 1384 (27.2) | 599 (28.3) | 786 (26.5) |
| >1000€ | 3700 (72.8) | 1515 (71.7) | 2185 (73.6) |
| Leisure engagement | |||
| M (SD) | 0.28 (0.99) | 0.29 (0.97) | 0.27 (1.0) |
| Range | −4.90–5.10 | −4.90–5.0 | −4.60–5.10 |