Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for the RECORD participants (N = 5993)
| Individual socio-demographic characteristics | Participants (N = 5993) % (N) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 67.3% (4035) |
| Female | 32.7% (1958) |
| Age | |
| 34–49 | 40.1% % (2403) |
| 50–64 | 41.3% (2474) |
| 65–84 | 18.7% (1116) |
| Household status | |
| Living alone | 27.2% % (1136) |
| Living as a couple | 61.7% (2580) |
| Living as a family | 11.1% (463) |
| Individual education | |
| High | 41.6% (2476) |
| Mid-high | 29.7% (1768) |
| Mid-low | 22.0% (1311) |
| Low | 6.7% (400) |
| Financial strain | |
| Yes | 14.5% (868) |
| No | 85.5% (5125) |
| Employment status | |
| Employed | 60.1% (3603) |
| Unemployed | 13.2% (791) |
| Retired | 23.5% (1405) |
| Other | 3.2% (194) |
| Ownership of dwelling | |
| Owner | 59.8% (3586) |
| Nonowner | 40.2%(2407) |