Verification of a comprehensive framework for mobility using data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: a structural equation modeling analysis

Table 1 Characteristics of 65 + group

Characteristic	Categories/units	n	%
Age group	65–74 years	6933	59
	75+	4734	41
Sex	Male	5917	51
	Female	5750	49
Marital Status	Single, never married or never lived with a partner/Windowed/Divorced/Separated	4274	37
	Married/Living with a partner in a common-law relationship	7392	63
Education	Less than secondary school graduation	1007	9
	Secondary school graduation, no post-secondary education	1250	11
	Some post-secondary education	962	8
	Post-secondary degree/diploma	8448	72
Rural/Urban	Urban	10,874	93
	Rural	793	7
General Health	Poor	150	1
	Fair	868	7
	Good	3499	30
	Very good	4800	41
	Excellent	2338	20
Transportation	No driver’s license/Do not drive	1177	11
	Have a driver’s license: Most common transportation: do not drive	1112	10
	Have a driver’s license: Most common transportation: drive a motor vehicle	8557	79
Pain Prevent	NOT free of pain, MOST activities prevented by pain or discomfort	446	4
	NOT free of pain, SOME activities prevented by pain or discomfort	824	7
	NOT free of pain, a FEW activities prevented by pain or discomfort	1360	12
	Free of pain or no activities prevented by pain or discomfort	8968	77
Pain Intensity	Usually severe	485	4
	Moderate	2248	19
	Mild	1764	15
	Usually pain free	7072	61

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