Table 6.
Description of the sample.
| All n = 1054 | Pieksämäki n = 233 | Hämeenlinna n = 486 | Hospital District of East-Savo n = 335 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (%) | 22.1 | 46.1 | 31.8 | ||
| Average age | 84.6 | 84 | 85.4 | 84 | |
| Gender (%) | Male | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 |
| Female | 69 | 70 | 69 | 69 | |
| NA | 1 | 2 | |||
| Marital status (%) | Unmarried | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Married | 21 | 25 | 21 | 18 | |
| Common law marriage | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Divorced | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | |
| Widowed | 56 | 52 | 60 | 58 | |
| NA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Highest education level (%) | Vocational or lower | 83 | 88 | 77 | 85 |
| Tertiary | 13 | 9 | 19 | 11 | |
| NA | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| Place of living (%) | Urban area | 73 | 73 | 73 | 77 |
| Rural area | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | |
| NA | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
| Type of housing (%) | Owned | 67 | 70 | 68 | 66 |
| Rented | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | |
| Rental housing for older persons | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
| NA | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| Any children? (%) | Yes | 81 | 79 | 82 | 79 |
| No | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | |
| NA | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| Live (%) | Alone | 73 | 72 | 73 | 74 |
| With someone | 23 | 26 | 23 | 22 | |
| NA | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| Received sufficient information about | Yes | 64 | 65 | 60 | 70 |
| services (%) | No | 29 | 28 | 30 | 25 |
| NA | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | |
| Help from friends and relatives influences | Significantly | 56 | 52 | 60 | 53 |
| coping at home (%) | Somewhat | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
| Not at all | 12 | 15 | 8 | 15 | |
| NA | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
| Can cope when aided by the services received (%) | Yes | 58 | 60 | 52 | 67 |
| No | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | |
| NA | 28 | 28 | 33 | 20 | |
NA, not available.