Table 8 Perceived availability of future care and mean depression scores by imputed family support characteristics
Imputed family support data Sample characteristics | Sample size (n) | Population distribution (%) | Perceived future care availability (%) | Depression score (0–30) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No child (Ref.) | 504 | 3.2 | 52.1 | 8.2 |
One child | 3301 | 18.3 | 66.5* | 6.9* |
Two children | 6533 | 33.4 | 72.2* | 7.6 |
Three or more children | 8264 | 45.0 | 72.4* | 8.2 |
Children visiting daily (Ref.) | 5261 | 36.2 | 74.3 | 7.7 |
Children visiting weekly | 2626 | 17.1 | 73.1 | 7.4 |
Children visiting every month | 2625 | 18.4 | 72.2 | 7.6 |
Children visiting every year | 3970 | 25.8 | 66.2* | 8.5* |
Children visiting less than once per year | 357 | 2.6 | 46.0* | 9.4 |
Children contacting every day (Ref.) | 1073 | 8.6 | 75.1 | 7.7 |
Children contacting every week | 5255 | 43.5 | 70.6 | 7.7 |
Children contacting every month | 3631 | 30.4 | 68.0 | 8.6* |
Children contacting every year | 671 | 5.6 | 66.8 | 9.5* |
Children contacting less than once per year | 1305 | 11.9 | 69.0 | 8.4* |
With co-resident children (Ref.) | 10,597 | 58.3 | 74.9* | 7.7 |
With children living in a same neighbourhood | 2750 | 14.0 | 67.9* | 7.6 |
With children living in other neighbourhood/city/county (Ref.) | 5255 | 27.7 | 63.1 | 7.9 |