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