Table 1 Background information of the informants
From: Aging with my family: a grounded theory approach on the role of family when aging as foreign-born
No. | Age/Gender (F-woman; M-man) /Marital status | Number of children/ living arrangement | Country of origin | Age at the time of migration | Years lived in Sweden | Self-assessed health | Years of formal education | Employment status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 68/F/widow | 2/alone | India | 38 | 30 | Excellent | 19 | Working |
2 | 75/M/divorced | 1/alone | China | 50 | 25 | Good | 16 | Pensioner |
3 | 74/F/married | 4/with husband | Guatemala | 38 | 36 | Excellent | 12 | Pensioner |
4 | 64/M/married | 4/with wife | Turkey | 19 | 45 | Good | 12 | Working |
5 | 85/M/married | 2/with wife | Finland | 18 | 67 | Good | 0 | Pensioner |
6 | 63/M/married | 2/with wife | UK | 27 | 36 | Excellent | 17 | Working |
7 | 63/F/married | 3/with husband | Kongo | 30 | 33 | Good | 12 | Working |
8 | 69/M/married | 2/with wife | Italy | 33 | 36 | Good | 12 | Working |
9 | 78/F/divorced | 1/alone | Peru | 56 | 22 | Good | 9 | Pensioner |
10 | 78/M/divorced | 1/with daughter | Peru | 58 | 20 | Bad | 9 | Pensioner |
11 | 63/M/married | 2/with wife | Chile | 30 | 33 | Good | 12 | Pensioner |
12 | 65/F/married | 1/with husband | Finland | 17 | 48 | Good | 12 | Pensioner |
13 | 60/F/married | 3/with husband | Romania | 23 | 37 | Good | 19 | Working |
14 | 60/M/married | 2/with wife | Yugoslavia | 33 | 27 | Good | 19 | Working |
15 | 71/M/married | 1/with wife | Bolivia | 31 | 40 | Bad | 16 | Pensioner |