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Table 1 Characteristics of the sample and bivariate analyses of disability and predictors and subjective economic variables

From: Perceived economic situation, but not education level, is associated with disability prevalence in the Spanish elderly: observational study

 

Total (n = 697)

Non-disabled (n = 622)

Disabled (n = 75)

p

Make ends meet…

p

Dwelling score

p

With difficulty (n = 109)

Only slightly (n = 282)

Easily (n = 306)

0-5 (n = 288)

6-10 (n = 409)

Mean age 95% confidence interval

71.9 (71.1-72.6)

71.3 (70.6-72.0)

76.3 (74.3-78.4)

<0.001

       

% of women

55.9

53.2

77.1

<0.001

       

% with less than primary school

46.5

44.1

65.1

0.002

64.5

52.2

34.0

<0.001

56.8

38.9

<0.001

% who have finished primary school

22.2

22.5

19.7

21.7

25.5

19.5

23.9

21.0

% who have finished secondary school

12.2

12.6

8.5

7.5

8.0

17.8

8.9

14.5

% with a university degree

19.1

20.7

6.7

6.3

14.3

28.7

10.4

25.6

% who makes ends meet…easily

43.3

45.8

22.9

<0.001

       

Only slightly

39.1

38.7

42.6

     

With difficulty

17.6

15.5

34.4

     

% who score their household 6 to 10

57.7

61.0

31.5

<0.001

18.8

52.1

78.5

<0.001

   

% with bad psychological disposition

31.7

29.2

51.7

<0.001

       

% of never smokers

60.1

59.2

74.4

0.039

       

Former smokers

28.9

29.7

22.4

       

Current smokers

10.3

11.2

3.2

       

% of drinkers below risk levels

84.2

85.9

70.6

<0.001

       

Drinkers above risk levels

6.9

7.1

5.3

       

Former drinkers

8.9

7.0

24.0

       
  1. ns for unweighted sample, percentages for weighted sample.