Table 1.
Description of the micro-level SHARE study variables
| Frequency | Per cent | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 50–64 | 11,460 | 28.01 |
| 65–79 | 21,964 | 53.68 |
| 80 + | 7495 | 18.32 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 17,090 | 41.77 |
| Female | 23,829 | 58.23 |
| Education (SHARE w7) | ||
| Low | 13,947 | 34.08 |
| Medium | 17,619 | 43.06 |
| High | 9353 | 22.86 |
| Living arrangements (SHARE w7) | ||
| Does not live alone | 32,141 | 78.55 |
| Lives alone | 8778 | 21.45 |
| Area of residence (SHARE w7) | ||
| Rural | 15,519 | 37.93 |
| Urban | 25,400 | 62.07 |
| Job situation (SHARE w7) | ||
| Retired | 24,884 | 60.81 |
| Working | 9867 | 24.11 |
| Other | 6168 | 15.07 |
| Ability to make ends meet since outbreak | ||
| With great difficulty | 3747 | 9.16 |
| With some difficulty | 10,635 | 25.99 |
| Fairly easily | 14,549 | 35.56 |
| Easily | 11,988 | 29.30 |
| Self-rated health (SRH) before the outbreak | ||
| Excellent | 2684 | 6.56 |
| Very good | 6489 | 15.86 |
| Good | 18,080 | 44.18 |
| Fair | 10,811 | 26.42 |
| Poor | 2855 | 6.98 |
| Change in SRH since Corona | ||
| About the same | 36,029 | 88.05 |
| Improved | 1177 | 2.88 |
| Worsened | 3713 | 9.07 |
| Diagnosed with a major illness since last interview | ||
| Yes | 4420 | 10.80 |
| No | 36,499 | 89.20 |
| Regularly takes prescription drugs | ||
| Yes | 31,819 | 77.76 |
| No | 9100 | 22.24 |
| Times a hospital patient within last 12 months (SHARE w7) | ||
| None | 35,420 | 86.56 |
| 1 | 3817 | 9.33 |
| 2 | 945 | 2.31 |
| 3 + | 737 | 1.80 |
| ADL limitations | ||
| No ADL limitations | 37,067 | 90.59 |
| 1 + ADL limitations | 3852 | 9.41 |
| IADL limitations | ||
| No IADL limitations | 34,698 | 84.80 |
| 1 + IADL limitations | 6221 | 15.20 |
| Chronic conditions | ||
| Less than 2 diseases | 19,839 | 48.48 |
| 2 + chronic diseases | 21,080 | 51.52 |
Unweighted values based on combined data from SHARE Wave 7 Release 7.1.1, SHARE Corona Survey Release 0.0.1 beta