Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents in the study (N = 656)
Age <65 yrs (n = 262) | Age ≥ 65 yrs (n = 394) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Gender (N = 656) | ||||
Male | 122 | 46.6 | 164 | 41.6 |
Female | 140 | 53.4 | 230 | 58.4 |
Marital status (N = 656) | ||||
Married or with partner | 206 | 78.6 | 236 | 59.9 |
Separated or divorced | 28 | 10.7 | 26 | 6.6 |
Widowed | 19 | 7.3 | 118 | 30.0 |
Single | 9 | 3.4 | 14 | 3.5 |
Level of education (N = 651) | ||||
No qualifications | 7 | 2.7 | 63 | 16.2 |
Primary school certificate | 51 | 19.5 | 143 | 36.7 |
CAP, BEP (vocational training) | 93 | 35.6 | 72 | 18.5 |
Brevet des collèges, BEPC (lower secondary) | 26 | 10.0 | 36 | 9.2 |
Baccalauréat (general) | 17 | 6.5 | 26 | 6.7 |
Baccalauréat technical or vocational | 19 | 7.3 | 10 | 2.6 |
Higher education diploma | 42 | 16.1 | 30 | 7.7 |
Other | 6 | 2.3 | 10 | 2.6 |
Age (yrs) (N = 656) Mean (sd) [min-max] | 59.8 (2.8) [54–64] | 77.4 (8.2) [65–106] | ||