Table 2 Frequencies for Canadian CCHS Survey (n = 30,865) and Australian HILDA survey (n = 5532), weighted and rescaled to sample size
From: Multimorbidity, health and aging in Canada and Australia: a tale of two countries
Interval scales | Range | Mean | Standard deviation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canada | Australia | Canada | Australia | Canada | Australia | |
Multimorbidity additive scalea | 0 to 7 | 0 to 7 | 1.03 | 1.10* | 1.12 | 1.19 |
Loneliness | 3 to 9 | 1 to 7 | 3.77 | 2.55* | 1.33 | 1.78 |
Life Satisfaction | 0 to 10 | 0 to 10 | 7.97 | 7.95 | 1.72 | 1.49 |
Dichotomous variables | Categories | Frequency (%) | ||||
Canada (n = 30,865) | Australia (n = 5532) | |||||
Gender | Female | 16,021 (51.9) | 2882 (52.1) | |||
Male | 14,844 (48.1) | 2650 (47.9) | ||||
Marital status | Single/Widowed/Divorced/Sep. | 8109 (26.3) | 1481 (26.8) | |||
Married/Common-law | 22,756 (73.7) | 4051 (73.2) | ||||
Foreign born status* | Foreign born - Canada/Australia | 7734 (25.1) | 1683 (30.4) | |||
Native born - Canada/Australia | 23,131 (74.9) | 3850 (69.6) | ||||
Education level* | Secondary or less | 12,909 (41.8) | 2566 (46.4) | |||
More than secondary | 17,956 (58.2) | 2966 (53.6) | ||||
Self-rated health* | Poor/Fair | 4907 (15.9) | 1293 (23.4) | |||
Excellent/Very good/Good | 25,958 (84.1) | 4239 (76.6) | ||||
Hospital stays in last year* | No | 28,166 (91.3) | 4720 (85.3) | |||
Yes | 2699 (8.7) | 812 (14.7) | ||||
Mobility limitation* | No | 29,204 (94.6) | 5314 (96.1) | |||
Yes | 1661 (5.4) | 219 (3.9) | ||||