Table 1b.
Characteristics of older Japanese participants by childhood SES (N = 21,004).
| Total |
High |
Middle |
Low |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 21,044) |
(n = 2,879) |
(n = 8,895) |
(n = 9,230) |
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| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Men | 9,734 | 46.3 | 937 | 32.6 | 3,740 | 42.1 | 5,057 | 54.8 |
| Women | 11,270 | 53.7 | 1,942 | 67.5 | 5,155 | 58.0 | 4,173 | 45.2 |
| Age(years) | ||||||||
| 65-69 | 6,287 | 29.9 | 727 | 25.3 | 2,631 | 29.6 | 2,929 | 31.7 |
| 70-74 | 6,108 | 29.1 | 827 | 28.7 | 2,495 | 28.1 | 2,786 | 30.2 |
| 75-79 | 4,605 | 21.9 | 633 | 22.0 | 2,012 | 22.6 | 1,960 | 21.2 |
| 80-84 | 2,701 | 12.9 | 467 | 16.2 | 1,171 | 13.2 | 1,063 | 11.5 |
| 85≦ | 1,303 | 6.2 | 225 | 7.8 | 586 | 6.6 | 492 | 5.3 |
| Educational attainment (years) | ||||||||
| ≦9 | 9,747 | 46.4 | 719 | 25.0 | 3,690 | 41.5 | 5,338 | 57.8 |
| 10-12 | 7,274 | 34.6 | 1,197 | 41.6 | 3,422 | 38.5 | 2,655 | 28.8 |
| 13≦ | 3,536 | 16.8 | 885 | 30.7 | 1,589 | 17.9 | 1,062 | 11.5 |
| Other/Missing | 447 | 2.1 | 78 | 2.7 | 194 | 2.2 | 175 | 1.9 |
| Equivalized household income(million yen) | ||||||||
| Low (＜2.00) | 8,580 | 40.9 | 972 | 33.8 | 3,389 | 38.1 | 4,219 | 45.7 |
| Middle (2.00–3.99) | 6,720 | 32.0 | 952 | 33.1 | 2,918 | 32.8 | 2,850 | 30.9 |
| High (≧4.00) | 1,988 | 9.5 | 439 | 15.3 | 903 | 10.2 | 646 | 7.0 |
| Missing | 3,716 | 17.7 | 516 | 17.9 | 1,685 | 18.9 | 1,515 | 16.4 |
| Employment status | ||||||||
| Working | 4,363 | 20.8 | 604 | 21.0 | 1,807 | 20.3 | 1,952 | 21.2 |
| Retirement | 11,662 | 55.5 | 1,412 | 49.0 | 4,851 | 54.5 | 5,399 | 58.5 |
| Never had a job | 2,439 | 11.6 | 503 | 17.5 | 1,084 | 12.2 | 852 | 9.2 |
| Missing | 2,540 | 12.1 | 360 | 12.5 | 1,153 | 13.0 | 1,027 | 11.1 |
| Smoking status | ||||||||
| Never | 11,335 | 54.0 | 1,770 | 61.5 | 5,101 | 57.4 | 4,464 | 48.4 |
| Ex-smoker | 5,516 | 26.3 | 573 | 19.9 | 2,075 | 23.3 | 2,868 | 31.1 |
| Current smoker | 2,102 | 10.0 | 241 | 8.4 | 790 | 8.9 | 1,071 | 11.6 |
| Missing | 2,051 | 9.8 | 295 | 10.3 | 929 | 10.4 | 827 | 9.0 |
| Living status with children | ||||||||
| Yes | 8,376 | 39.9 | 1,129 | 39.2 | 3,561 | 40.0 | 3,686 | 39.9 |
| No | 12,334 | 58.7 | 1,713 | 59.5 | 5,214 | 58.6 | 5,407 | 58.6 |
| Missing | 294 | 1.4 | 37 | 1.3 | 120 | 1.4 | 137 | 1.5 |
| Disease status, currently in treatment | ||||||||
| Receiving some treatment | 14,493 | 69.0 | 1,955 | 67.9 | 6,103 | 68.6 | 6,435 | 69.7 |
| Not receiving any treatment | 4,964 | 23.6 | 687 | 23.9 | 2,134 | 24.0 | 2,143 | 23.2 |
| Missing | 1,547 | 7.4 | 237 | 8.2 | 658 | 7.4 | 652 | 7.1 |
| Trust in others | ||||||||
| Very or Moderately | 14,344 | 68.3 | 2,037 | 70.8 | 6,271 | 70.5 | 6,036 | 65.4 |
| Neutral, Slightly or Not at all | 5,644 | 26.9 | 689 | 23.9 | 2,176 | 24.5 | 2,779 | 30.1 |
| Missing | 1,016 | 4.8 | 153 | 5.3 | 448 | 5.0 | 415 | 4.5 |