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Table 1.

Sample characteristics: older people in deprived areas and Great Britain (data sources: General Household Survey 2000–2001 and Deprived Areas Survey 2000–2001)

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
Sex	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
Health	% 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 neighbourhood^a	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 tenure^b	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