From: The influences of childlessness on the psychological well-being and social network of the oldest old
Total | Parents | Childless | p** | ||||
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n | %* | n | %* | n | %* | ||
Dependent variables | |||||||
Self-rated health | |||||||
n | 345 | 309 | 36 | ||||
Excellent | 16 | 4.6 | 14 | 4.5 | 2 | 5.6 | |
Very good | 46 | 13.3 | 41 | 13.3 | 5 | 13.9 | |
Good | 167 | 48.4 | 153 | 49.5 | 14 | 38.9 | |
Ok | 109 | 31.6 | 96 | 31.1 | 13 | 36.1 | |
Bad | 7 | 2.0 | 5 | 1.6 | 2 | 5.6 | |
.469 | |||||||
Living situation | |||||||
n | 493 | 436 | 57 | ||||
Living in the community | 438 | 88.8 | 389 | 89.2 | 49 | 86.0 | |
Residential care | 30 | 6.1 | 26 | 6.0 | 4 | 7.0 | |
Nursing home | 25 | 5.1 | 21 | 4.8 | 4 | 7.0 | |
.728 | |||||||
Social network | |||||||
Relatives | |||||||
n | 489 | 433 | 56 | ||||
Close by | 409 | 83.6 | 374 | 86.4 | 35 | 62.5 | |
At a different location | 78 | 16.0 | 59 | 13.6 | 19 | 33.9 | |
No relatives | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.6 | |
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Friends | |||||||
n | 479 | 423 | 56 | ||||
Close by | 424 | 88.5 | 373 | 88.2 | 51 | 91.1 | |
Not close by | 55 | 11.5 | 50 | 11.8 | 5 | 8.9 | |
.524 | |||||||
Neighbours | |||||||
n | 480 | 424 | 56 | ||||
Close contact | 142 | 29.6 | 126 | 29.7 | 16 | 28.6 | |
Some contact | 272 | 56.7 | 240 | 56.6 | 32 | 57.1 | |
No contact | 66 | 13.8 | 58 | 13.7 | 8 | 14.3 | |
.981 | |||||||
Received help | |||||||
n | 475 | 422 | 53 | ||||
No help | 139 | 29.4 | 112 | 26.5 | 27 | 50.9 | |
From spouse | 117 | 24,6 | 108 | 25,6 | 9 | 17.0 | |
From siblings | 14 | 2,9 | 6 | 1,4 | 8 | 15.1 | |
From children/grandchildren | 184 | 38,7 | 183 | 43,4 | 1 | 1,9 | |
From friends | 21 | 4,4 | 13 | 3,1 | 8 | 15,1 | |
.000++ |