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Table 1 Participant demographics

From: Health knowledge and self-efficacy to make health behaviour changes: a survey of older adults living in Ontario social housing

Demographic Characteristic

Response

Frequencies (%)

n

Gender

Female

453 (75.6)

599

Male

146 (24.4)

Age

55-64

152 (25.4)

599

65-74

233 (38.9)

75-84

158 (26.4)

> 84

56 (9.3)

Mean (SD) = 72.24 (8.61)

Ethnicity

White

487 (89.4)

545

Non-White

58 (10.6)

Education Level

High school diploma / some high school

409 (68.7)

595

Any post-secondary education

186 (31.3)

Marital Status

Married

46 (7.7)

595

Separated / Divorced / Widowed

460 (77.3)

Never Married

89 (15.0)

Lives Alone

Yes

540 (90.8)

595

No

55 (9.2)

Has a Family Doctor

Yes

553 (92.3)

599

No

46 (7.7)

  1. The full sample was 599 participants and thus n’s below 599 are due to missing values