Table 1 Characteristics of study population
Characteristic | Total sample (n = 3027) |
|---|---|
Sex: Male | 1520 (50.2%) |
Age (M, SD) | 44.7 (15.3) |
Age categories | |
18–24 years | 365 (12.1%) |
25–39 years | 814 (26.9%) |
40–59 years | 1231 (40.7%) |
60–75 years | 617 (20.4%) |
Level of education | |
Low | 811 (26.8%) |
Middle | 1420 (46.9%) |
High | 796 (26.3%) |
Work status* | |
Employed | 1635 (54.0%) |
Unemployed | 316 (10.4%) |
Looking after others | 125 (4.1%) |
Student | 209 (6.9%) |
Retired | 386 (12.8%) |
Unable to work | 356 (11.8%) |
Number of chronic health conditions | |
No chronic health condition | 1453 (48.0%) |
1 chronic health condition | 971 (32.1%) |
2 chronic health conditions | 368 (12.2%) |
3 chronic health conditions | 149 (4.9%) |
 ≥ 4 chronic health conditions | 86 (2.8%) |