Table 2.
Characteristics of the sample (n = 170)
| Bulgaria | Greece | The Netherlands | Norway | Spain | UK | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||||
| 0–59 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 44 |
| 60–74 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 91 |
| Over 75 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 35 |
| Multimorbidity | |||||||
| Yes | 18 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 100 |
| No | 12 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 70 |
| Ethnicity | |||||||
| Majority | 30 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 155 |
| Minority | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 82 |
| Female | 17 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 88 |
| Civil status | |||||||
| Married | 16 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 111 |
| Widowed | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 29 |
| Divorced | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Never married | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| Socio‐economic status country relative | |||||||
| Low | 28 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 101 |
| Medium or high | 2 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 60 |
| Self‐reported general health | |||||||
| Very good | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| Good | 18 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 75 |
| Poor | 9 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 65 |