Table 5 Characteristics of survey respondents
Characteristics/exogenous variable (% of total) | Total number |
|---|---|
Total | 390 (100) |
Age (years) | |
18–55 | 119 (30.5) |
56–65 | 120 (30.8) |
65+ | 151 (38.7) |
Gender | |
Female | 246 (63.1) |
Male | 144 (36.9) |
Multimorbidity group | |
Only somatic | 117 (30.0) |
Only psychiatric | 25 (6.4) |
Somatic and psychiatric | 248 (63.6) |
Diagnosesa | |
Heart thrombus | 26 (6.7) |
Arteriosclerosis in the heart | 29 (7.4) |
Cardiospasm | 35 (9.0) |
Diabetes | 75 (19.2) |
Kidney disease | 20 (5.1) |
Asthma | 66 (16.9) |
Chronic bronchitis, smoker’s lungs (emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) | 69 (17.7) |
Anxiety | 170 (43.6) |
Depression | 235 (60.3) |
Cancer | 69 (17.7) |
Osteoarthritis | 227 (71.0) |
Arthritis | 58 (14.9) |
Ruptured disc or similar | 165 (42.3) |
Education in school | |
7 years or less | 54 (13.9) |
8–9 years | 82 (21.0) |
10–11 years | 136 (34.9) |
Higher general examination (STX)/Higher preparatory examination (HF) | 78 (20.0) |
Otherb | 37 (9.5) |
Missing | 3 (0.8) |
Higher educationc | |
None | 61 (15.6) |
One or more short coursesd | 34 (8.7) |
Vocational education/skilled worker | 152 (39.0) |
Short-cycle higher education < 3 years | 24 (6.2) |
Medium-cycle higher education 3–4 years | 74 (19.0) |
Long-cycle higher education > 4 years | 13 (3.3) |
Other education | 29 (7.4) |
Missing | 3 (0.8) |