Table 1.
Overview of EOL participant socio-demographic characteristics frequency and percent (n = 438)
| Māori (147) | Non-Māori (291) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Percent | Frequency | Percent | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 57 | 38.8 | 147 | 50.5 |
| Female | 90 | 61.2 | 144 | 49.5 |
| Age | ||||
| 82 to 86 | 102 | 69.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 to 92 | 45 | 30.6 | 291 | 100 |
| Ethnicity (multiple response) | ||||
| European | 66 | 44.9 | 264 | 90.7 |
| Samoan | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Indian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other European | 12 | 8.2 | 32 | 11 |
| Other | 1 | 0.7 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Never Married/Partnered | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3.1 |
| Married/Partnered | 51 | 34.7 | 108 | 37.1 |
| Widow/widower | 85 | 57.8 | 164 | 56.4 |
| Separated | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Divorced | 5 | 3.4 | 8 | 2.7 |
| Education | ||||
| Primary School or No School | 39 | 26.5 | 45 | 15.5 |
| Secondary School no qualification | 59 | 40.1 | 107 | 36.8 |
| Secondary School | 25 | 17 | 59 | 20.3 |
| Trade/Occupational | 7 | 4.8 | 32 | 11 |
| Tertiary Qualification | 14 | 9.5 | 47 | 16.2 |
| Who do you live with most of the time? | ||||
| Alone | 54 | 36.7 | 150 | 51.5 |
| Spouse/partner only | 41 | 27.9 | 104 | 35.7 |
| Spouse and child/other relative | 10 | 6.8 | 8 | 2.7 |
| Spouse and non-relatives | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Child not spouse | 26 | 17.7 | 12 | 4.1 |
| Others (not spouse or child) | 13 | 8.8 | 15 | 5.2 |
| What best describes your home? | ||||
| Private dwelling | 113 | 76.9 | 159 | 54.6 |
| Private unit or apartment | 15 | 10.2 | 46 | 15.8 |
| Unit or apartment –family | 4 | 2.7 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Retirement village –own villa | 6 | 4.1 | 61 | 21 |
| Rest Home | 4 | 2.7 | 9 | 3.1 |
| Private Hospital | 1 | 0.7 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Marae or Iwi based housing | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2.4 |
| Support Services (e.g. meal service, cleaning shopping or personal care assistance) | ||||
| Yes | 55 | 38.7 | 146 | 53.7 |
| No | 87 | 61.3 | 126 | 46.3 |