Table 1.
Sample characteristics | General Household Survey 2000–2001 | Deprived Areas Survey 2000–2001 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 65–74 years | 75 and over | 65–74 years | 75 and over | |
Sex | Male | 47 | 38 | 43 | 37 |
Female | 53 | 62 | 57 | 63 | |
Marital status | Single | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
Married/cohabiting | 66 | 41 | 46 | 27 | |
Widowed | 21 | 49 | 32 | 60 | |
Separated/divorced | 7 | 4 | 12 | 6 | |
Household composition | % living alone | 29 | 50 | 41 | 59 |
Health | % reporting longstanding illness | 57 | 64 | 66 | 68 |
% reporting limiting longstanding illness | 37 | 47 | 47 | 61 | |
Base | (n=4,719) | (n=3,888) | (n=242) | (n=201) | |
Age | 60–69 years | 70 and over | 60–69 years | 70 and over | |
Years resident in neighbourhooda | 0–4 years | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
5–19 years | 23 | 20 | 20 | 11 | |
20 or more years | 68 | 72 | 74 | 87 | |
Base | (n=1,124) | (n=1,404) | (n=256) | (n=311) | |
Housing tenureb | Owner-occupier | 76 | 65 | 52 | 37 |
Social renter | 20 | 29 | 39 | 55 | |
Private renter | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | |
Base | (n=3,195) | (n=4,559) | (n=256) | (n=311) |
aCoulthard et al. (2002)
bGeneral Household Survey 2002 data