Table 3.
Characteristics of respondents in each of the community types and total sample (* p<0.05, ** p<0.005)
| Retirement area | Native areas | Deprived area | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | |
| n=99 | n=238 | n=39 | n=387 | |
| Gender | * | |||
| Female | 63 | 54 | 56 | 58 |
| Male | 37 | 46 | 44 | 42 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Never married | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| Married | 56 | 56 | 41 | 51 |
| Widowed | 40 | 35 | 44 | 39 |
| Divorced/separated | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Further education (yes) | 35 | 24* | 33 | 28 |
| Social class (NS-SEC) | * | |||
| 1 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 38 |
| 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
| 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 5 | 16 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
| 6 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 21 |
| Tenure | ** | |||
| Home owner | 87 | 73 | 72 | 76 |
| Social housing | 4 | 19 | 21 | 16 |
| Privately rented/other | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Age (mean, SD) | 78.0 (5.7) | 77.4 (5.2)* | 78.1 (5.4) | 78.0 (5.5) |
| Physical score (mean, SD) | 41.3 (11.2) | 41.7 (12.4) | 36.5 (15.4)* | 41.8 (12.0) |
| Mental score (mean, SD) | 58.2 (6.9)* | 57.2 (7.0) | 58.2 (6.8) | 56.7 (7.3) |