Table 2.
Europeans aged 65 and older: Univariate baseline description of the sample background characteristics
| Characteristic | N | % | Mean | SD | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||||
| Men | 5738 | 41.7 | |||
| Women | 8029 | 58.3 | |||
| Education | |||||
| Elementary | 6444 | 47.7 | |||
| Secondary/high | 7076 | 52.3 | |||
| Marital status | |||||
| No Live-in partner | 4566 | 33.5 | |||
| Live-in partner | 9043 | 66.5 | |||
| Country | |||||
| Austria | 1296 | 9.4 | |||
| Germany | 455 | 3.3 | |||
| Sweden | 778 | 5.6 | |||
| Spain | 1100 | 8.1 | |||
| Italy | 980 | 7.1 | |||
| France | 1159 | 8.4 | |||
| Denmark | 597 | 4.3 | |||
| Switzerland | 1046 | 7.6 | |||
| Belgium | 1242 | 9.1 | |||
| Czech Republic | 1360 | 9.9 | |||
| Poland | 485 | 3.5 | |||
| Portugal | 491 | 3.6 | |||
| Slovenia | 731 | 5.3 | |||
| Estonia | 2037 | 14.8 | |||
| Age | 72.9 | 6.0 | 65–98 | ||
| Self-rated health | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1–5 | ||
| Mobility difficulties | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0–10 | ||