Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics and social capital levels in the VIP participants
Variables | VIP participants aged 50 and 60 | |
|---|---|---|
Men (n = 22,226) % (95% CI) | Women (n = 23,390) % (95% CI) | |
Family type and living arrangement (%) | ||
In partnership with children at home | 39.3 (38.7–40.0) | 29.9 (29.3–30.5) |
In partnership without children at home | 34.8 (34.2–35.4) | 42.8 (42.1–43.4) |
Single parent with children at home | 4.0 (3.8–4.3) | 6.7 (6.4–7.0) |
Single with no children at home | 21.8 (21.3–22.4) | 20.6 (20.1–21.2) |
Employment status (%) | ||
Fully employed | 72.1 (71.5–72.6) | 72.2 (71.6–72.8) |
Employed with unemployed | 5.5 (5.2–5.8) | 5.8 (5.5–6.1) |
Mostly unemployed | 3.4 (3.2–3.7) | 2.0 (1.8–2.1) |
Fully unemployed | 4.0 (3.8–4.3) | 3.4 (3.2–3.6) |
Partly pensioner | 5.0 (4.7–5.3) | 4.9 (4.6–5.1) |
Fully pensioner | 9.9 (9.5–10.3) | 11.7 (11.3–12.1) |
Education level (%) | ||
Basic education | 33.4 (32.8–34.0) | 27.2 (26.7–27.8) |
Middle education | 47.9 (47.3–48.6) | 48.6 (48.0–49.3) |
High education | 18.7 (18.2–19.2) | 24.2 (23.6–24.7) |
Social participation (%) | ||
High access | 23.8 (23.2–24.4) | 26.0 (25.5–26.6) |
Medium access | 23.1 (22.6–23.7) | 20.3 (19.8–20.8) |
Low access | 13.1 (12.6–13.5) | 9.9 (9.5–10.3) |
No access | 40.0 (39.4–40.7) | 43.8 (43.1–44.5) |
Informal socializing (%) | ||
High access | 70.6 (70.0–71.2) | 71.3 (70.7–71.9) |
Medium access | 17.7 (17.2–18.2) | 17.1 (16.6–17.6) |
Low access | 8.0 (7.6–8.3) | 7.6 (7.3–8.0) |
No access | 3.8 (3.5–4.0) | 3.9 (3.7–4.2) |