Table 1.
Sample characteristics (n = 737)
| Variable | Category | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Age [Mean (SD)] | 41.3 (11.3) | |
| Age groups (%) | 20–35 years | 31.8 |
| 36–59 years | 68.2 | |
| Male (%) | 47.6 | |
| Marital status (%) | Living alone/divorced | 32.2 |
| Married/living together | 67.8 | |
| Educational level (%) | Low | 24.6 |
| Middle | 44.9 | |
| High | 30.5 | |
| Income (%) | Low | 28.1 |
| Middle | 50.5 | |
| High | 21.4 | |
| (Self-) employed (%) | 61.9 | |
| Having a severe disorder (currently/ever) (%) | 26.5 | |
| Having a chronic disease (%) | 35.8 | |
| Smoking (%) | Never | 58.9 |
| Yes, occasionally | 10.3 | |
| Yes, daily | 30.8 | |
| Kin’s age of death (%) | <75 | 21.0 |
| 75 to 85 | 54.4 | |
| ≥85 | 24.6 | |
Respondents were categorized into two age groups for further analyses because inspection of descriptive statistics of SSPs in different age groups showed a clear difference in SSPs between respondents aged below and above 35 years
Education: ‘Low’ = primary or secondary education; ‘Middle’ = upper secondary education or post-secondary non-tertiary education; ‘High’ = bachelor, master, doctoral or equivalent
Income (net household monthly income): ‘Low’ < €1500; ‘Middle’ = €1500–2999; ‘High’ = >€3000