Table 1 Sample description: Participants ≥60 years (n = 8,616) in the Tromsø survey (2015-16)
Characteristics | Number | Valid percentage |
|---|---|---|
Total (attendance, %) | 8,616 (66.4) | 100 |
Sex | ||
Female (attendance, %) | 4,451 (65.4) | 51.7 |
Male (attendance, %) | 4,165 (67.6) | 48.3 |
Age | ||
60-69 | 5,179 | 60.1 |
70–79 | 2,676 | 31.1 |
≥80 | 761 | 8.8 |
Education | ||
Elementary school (up to 10 years) | 3,054 | 36.6 |
High school (up to an additional three years) | 2,207 | 26.5 |
College/university (at least four additional years) | 3,075 | 36.9 |
Missing | 280 | |
Relationship status | ||
Living with a spouse/partner | 5,905 | 72.9 |
Living alone | 2,199 | 27.1 |
Missing | 512 | |
Enough social support | ||
Yes | 7,197 | 86.4 |
No | 1,132 | 13.6 |
Missing | 287 | |
Self-reported health status | ||
Excellent | 885 | 10.4 |
Good | 4,497 | 52.9 |
Neither good nor bad | 2,652 | 31.2 |
Bad or very bad | 468 | 5.5 |
Missing | 114 | |
HSCL-10 (cut-off 1.85) | ||
Yes | 456 | 5.7 |
No | 7,481 | 94.3 |
Missing | 679 | |
Have used sleeping pills during last four weeks | ||
Yes | 1,034 | 13.0 |
No | 6,950 | 87.0 |
Missing | 632 | |