Table 1.

Comparison between women with and without mobility impairment

Parameter	Women without mobility impairment (n=6794)		Women with mobility impairment (n=2697)		P value, χ2 test
	n	%	n	%
Age groups
20–49 (n=3270)	2919	43.0	351	13.0	P<0.0001
50–69 (n=3971)	2839	42.8	1132	42.0
70+ (n=2250)	1036	15.3	1214	45.1
Civil status
Never married (n=1515)	1259	18.5	256	9.5	P<0.0001
Married (n=5386)	4097	60.3	1289	47.8
Widowed (n=1324)	604	8.9	720	26.7
Divorced (n=1266)	834	12.3	432	16.0
Region
England (n=7895)	5695	83.8	2200	81.6	P<0.0001
Wales (n=421)	269	4.0	152	5.6
Scotland (n=822)	596	8.8	226	8.4
Northern Ireland (n=353)	234	3.4	119	4.4
Urbanisation
Thinly populated are (n=1322)	945	13.9	377	14.0	P=0.992
Moderate-populated area (n=2575)	1842	27.1	733	27.2
Densely populated area (n=5594)	4007	59.0	1587	58.8
Education
Primary/lower secondary (n=3040)	1699	25.0	1341	49.7	P<0.0001
Upper secondary (n=3223)	2394	35.2	829	30.7
Post secondary/tertiary, short (n=1495)	1156	17.0	339	12.6
Tertiary (n=1733)	1545	22.7	188	7.0
Income quintiles
First quintile (n=1962)	1108	16.3	854	31.7	P<0.0001
Second quintile (n=2008)	1336	19.7	672	24.9
Third quintile (n=1932)	1352	19.9	580	21.5
Fourth quintile (n=1852)	1493	22.0	359	13.3
Fifth quintile (n=1737)	1505	22.2	232	8.6
Employment
Unemployed (n=360)	271	4.0	89	3.3	P<0.0001
Employed (n=4304)	3836	56.5	468	17.4
Inactive (n=4827)	2687	39.6	2140	79.4
Health self-assessment
Bad (n=797)	90	1.3	707	26.2	P<0.0001
Fair (n=1896)	774	11.4	1122	41.6
Good (n=6798)	5930	87.3	868	32.2
Help from neighbours
Difficult (n=1312)	805	11.9	507	18.8	P<0.0001
Possible (n=1923)	1426	21.0	497	18.4
Easy (n=6256)	4563	67.2	1693	62.8

For more information on the variables, see the European Health Interview Survey Wave 2 methodological manual.²⁸