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. 2020 Apr 2;15(4):e0230661. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230661

Table 1. EPICES items and proportion of yes answers by subpopulations (INDIA study, N = 1 553).

EPICES items % of “yes” by subpopulation
Dijon French Guiana French West Indies Men Women < 65 years old ≥ 65 years old Whole sample
Group size 496 289 768 890 663 891 662 1553
#1. Do you sometimes meet a social worker? 12,9% 12,1% 9,1% 8,4% 14,2% 10,4% 11,5% 10,9%
#2. Do you have complementary health insurance? 94,2% 62,3% 74,9% 74,2% 84,8% 81,1% 75,4% 78,7%
#3. Do you live as a couple? 65,5% 51,6% 49,0% 65,5% 40,3% 53,3% 56,6% 54,7%
#4. Are you a homeowner? 65,9% 41,9% 67,2% 61,7% 62,6% 72,6% 47,9% 62,1%
#5. Are there periods in the month when you have real financial difficulties to meet your needs (food, rent, electricity)? 20,0% 57,8% 33,1% 34,5% 32,1% 25,9% 43,7% 33,5%
#6. Have you done any sports activities in the last 12 months? 19,6% 29,8% 36,3% 33,1% 25,2% 22,6% 39,4% 29,7%
#7. Have you been to any shows over the last 12 months? 41,1% 22,8% 28,3% 30,9% 32,0% 23,1% 42,4% 31,4%
#8. Have you been on holiday over the last 12 months? 40,5% 28,7% 31,0% 34,0% 33,0% 26,6% 43,1% 33,6%
#9. Have you seen any family member over the last six months (other than your parents or children)? 84,9% 84,8% 84,0% 82,9% 86,4% 83,4% 85,8% 84,4%
#10. If you have difficulties, is there anyone around you who could take you in for a few days? 86,9% 81,3% 82,4% 83,3% 84,2% 83,5% 83,8% 83,6%
#11. If you have difficulties, is there anyone around you who could provide you with material assistance? 82,5% 79,6% 82,9% 80,6% 84,3% 82,8% 81,3% 82,2%

Significant differences at alpha 0.05 determined by a Chi2 test are showed in bold.