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Table 1 Characteristics of Native Dutch and Turkish and Moroccan Immigrants

From: Positive and negative ageing perceptions account for health differences between older immigrant and native populations in the Netherlands

 

Native Dutch (n = 1150)

Turkish origin (n = 680)

Moroccan origin (n = 292)

Less than good self-rated health

44.7%

72.6%

67.3%

Female

58.3%

47.6%

42.8%

Mean age, years (standard deviation)

78.9 (6.3)

72.9 (5.0)

73.8 (6.1)

Unpartnered

58.9%

28.6%

24.9%

Low education

15.6%

80.2%

86.5%

Low income

35.3%

84.2%

78.4%

  1. Multiple imputation using chained equations was used to deal with missing values