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. 2018 Sep 5;20(3):375–387. doi: 10.1007/s10198-018-0999-6

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics

N Mean SD Min Max
Service use
 GP visits (categorical) 10,177 2.81 1.21 1 5
 GP visits (pseudo-continuous) 10,177 5.24 6.03 0 20
 Home help 10,177 0.13 0.33 0 1
Personal characteristics
 Female 10,177 0.61 0.49 0 1
 Age 10,177 80.7 4.55 75 100
 Married 10,177 0.38 0.49 0 1
 Smoker 10,177 0.10 0.30 0 1
Health condition/impairment
 ADL count 10,177 0.82 1.27 0 4
 Sight 10,177 0.20 0.40 0 1
 Hearing 10,177 0.32 0.47 0 1
 Arm/leg/hand 10,177 0.60 0.49 0 1
 Heart/blood 10,177 0.45 0.50 0 1
 Skin 10,177 0.09 0.29 0 1
 Breathing 10,177 0.20 0.40 0 1
 Stomach 10,177 0.12 0.33 0 1
 Diabetes 10,177 0.09 0.29 0 1
 Anxiety/depression 10,177 0.09 0.29 0 1
 Alcohol/drugs 10,177 0.00 0.03 0 1
 Epilepsy 10,177 0.00 0.06 0 1
 Migraine 10,177 0.04 0.21 0 1
 Other 10,177 0.07 0.26 0 1
Health over the last 12 months
 Excellent/good 10,177 0.53 0.50 0 1
 Fair 10,177 0.31 0.46 0 1
 Poor/very poor 10,177 0.16 0.36 0 1
Region
 London 10,177 0.09 0.29 0 1
Instrument
 Average home help use by region 10,177 0.13 0.04 0.06 0.20

BHPS data; years 1991–2009; England only; age 75 years and above