Table 1. Baseline characteristics of study population.
| Men | Women | ||||
| Low income (N = 1,704) |
Middle-to-high income (N = 11,148) |
Low income (N = 7,483) |
Middle-to-high income (N = 10,537) |
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| Age group, years | 72–76a | 614 (36.0) | 3,747 (33.6) | 1,628 (21.8) | 3,219 (30.1) |
| 77–81 | 691 (40.1) | 4,368 (39.2) | 2,409 (32.2) | 3,831 (36.4) | |
| 82–86 | 280 (16.4) | 2,139 (19.2) | 1,793 (24.0) | 2,158 (20.5) | |
| 87–91 | 95 (5.6) | 719 (6.5) | 1,104 (14.8) | 958 (9.1) | |
| ≥92 | 24 (1.4) | 175 (1.6) | 549 (7.3) | 371 (3.5) | |
| LTC needs level | Independent | 1,246 (73.1) | 9,287 (83.3) | 4,437 (59.3) | 7,825 (74.3) |
| Support 1 | 47 (2.8) | 283 (2.5) | 386 (5.2) | 413 (3.9) | |
| Support 2 | 43 (2.5) | 220 (2.0) | 389 (5.2) | 346 (3.3) | |
| Care 1 | 82 (4.8) | 402 (3.6) | 582 (7.8) | 612 (5.8) | |
| Care 2 | 111 (6.5) | 406 (3.6) | 576 (7.7) | 547 (5.2) | |
| Care 3 | 74 (4.3) | 272 (2.4) | 434 (5.8) | 360 (3.4) | |
| Care 4 | 62 (3.6) | 176 (1.6) | 335 (4.5) | 221 (2.1) | |
| Care 5 | 39 (2.3) | 102 (0.9) | 344 (4.6) | 213 (2.0) | |
LTC, long-term care.
Figures are shown as frequencies (%).
aPeople <75 were only included if eligible for the Late Elders’ Health Insurance system.