Table 1.

Age distribution and frequency of hot spa-bathing among the respondents.

	Total	Men		Women		Unknown
Received	11146	4706		6352		88
Valid	9252	4081		5171		0
Age (years)	Total	Men		Women
65–69	2920	1292		1628
70–74	2588	1126		1462
75–79	2158	965		1193
80–84	1064	493		571
≥85	522	205		317
Spa bathing frequency	Total	Men		Women
<1/month = non-spa bathers	2322	990		1332
1/month–1/week	330	170		160
2–3/week	781	372		409
4–5/week	1271	563		708
Daily	4548	1986		2562
Age (years)	65–69	70–74	75–79	80–84	≥85	Total
Non-spa bathers	831	607	517	241	126	2322
Spa bathers	2089	1981	1641	823	396	6930

The following data with regard to bathing conditions are from those who engaged in hot

spa-bathing once a month or more.