Table 1 Sample characteristics (wave 2; n = 4655)
Variables | N (%) / Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
Sex: - Male: N (%) | 2397 (51.5%) |
– Female | 2258 (48.5%) |
Age in years: Mean (SD) | 61.0 (12.0) |
Family status: - Married, living together with spouse: N (%) | 3364 (72.3%) |
– Married, living separated from spouse | 91 (2.0%) |
– Divorced | 377 (8.1%) |
– Widowed | 579 (12.4%) |
– Single | 242 (5.2%) |
Employment status: - Employed: N (%) | 1744 (37.5%) |
– Retired | 2159 (46.4%) |
– Other: not employed | 752 (16.1%) |
Income (in Euro): Mean (SD) | 1455 (813) |
Self-rated health (from 1 = very good to 5 = very bad): Mean (SD) | 2.5 (0.9) |
Depressive symptoms: Mean (SD) | 7.5 (6.6) |
Physical functioning: Mean (SD) | 83.5 (23.6) |
Number of physical illnesses: Mean (SD) | 2.3 (1.9) |
Meaning in life (from 1 = not at all to 5 = extremely): Mean (SD) | 4.1 (0.9) |
GP visits in the past 12 months: Mean (SD) | 4.2 (3.7) |
GP visits in the past 12 months: N (%) | |
“Never” | 600 (12.9%) |
“Once” | 749 (16.1%) |
“2–3 times” | 1249 (26.8%) |
“4–6 times” | 1016 (21.8%) |
“7–12 times” | 782 (16.8%) |
“more often” | 259 (5.6%) |
Specialist visits in the past 12 months: Mean (SD) | 3.4 (4.0) |