Table 3.
Social participation and demographic characteristics for categorical variables available for the Twenty-07 and LBC1936 (Lothian Birth Cohort 1936) studies.
| 1950s Employed | 1950s Retired | 1930s Cohort | LBC1936 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Volunteering | ||||||||
| No | 84 | 76.4 | 131 | 65.5 | 89 | 74.8 | 208 | 76.8 |
| Yes 1 | 26 | 23.6 | 66 | 33.0 | 28 | 23.5 | 63 | 23.3 |
| Missing Data | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Caring for others | ||||||||
| No | 66 | 60.0 | 108 | 54.0 | 102 | 85.7 | 183 | 67.5 |
| Yes 1 | 44 | 40.0 | 91 | 45.5 | 17 | 14.3 | 87 | 32.1 |
| Missing Data | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Educational Qualifications | ||||||||
| No formal | 10 | 9.1 | 15 | 7.5 | 34 | 28.6 | 36 | 13.3 |
| Basic | 65 | 59.1 | 96 | 48.0 | 61 | 51.4 | 133 | 49.1 |
| Degree or Professional | 35 | 31.8 | 89 | 44.5 | 24 | 20.2 | 102 | 37.6 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 70 | 63.6 | 75 | 37.5 | 54 | 45.5 | 140 | 51.7 |
| Female | 40 | 36.6 | 125 | 62.5 | 65 | 54.6 | 131 | 48.3 |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Married, Cohabiting | 85 | 72.3 | 150 | 75.0 | 49 | 41.2 | 185 | 68.3 |
| Single, Divorced, Separated | 19 | 17.3 | 36 | 18.0 | 14 | 11.8 | 30 | 11.1 |
| Widowed | 5 | 5.5 | 14 | 7.0 | 56 | 47.1 | 56 | 20.7 |
1 Yes indicates a person who participated in an activity, while No indicates that they did not.