Table 1 Characteristics of study participants by category of net equivalised income
| Â | Net equivalised income (euro)a | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 759 | 759 – < 1012 | 1012 – < 1265 | 1265 – < 1897.50 | 1897.50 – < 2530 | ≥ 2530 | |
Women | ||||||
N (% of total sample) | 342 (6.8) | 693 (13.8) | 705 (14.0) | 1849 (36.8) | 887 (17.7) | 547 (10.9) |
Age (years), median (IQR) | 57.9 (47.8–63.7) | 61.4 (49.8–68.5) | 64.0 (51.6–70.7) | 60.7 (48.2–70.0) | 51.5 (45.5–58.9) | 52.2 (46.1–57.7) |
Living alone, % (n) | 62.3 (213) | 50.5 (350) | 33.2 (234) | 26.8 (495) | 17.9 (159) | 9.1 (50) |
Educational level | ||||||
 Low, % (n) | 18.4 (63) | 16.2 (112) | 16.9 (119) | 10.2 (189) | 2.6 (23) | 1.5 (8) |
 Medium, % (n) | 58.8 (201) | 62.5 (433) | 60.1 (424) | 55.5 (1027) | 47.4 (420) | 29.3 (160) |
 High, % (n) | 22.8 (78) | 21.4 (148) | 23.0 (162) | 34.2 (633) | 50.1 (444) | 69.3 (379) |
Occupational status | ||||||
 Low, % (n) | 73.7 (252) | 68.8 (477) | 56.0 (395) | 44.5 (823) | 32.7 (290) | 14.8 (81) |
 Medium, % (n) | 19.6 (67) | 26.4 (183) | 38.3 (270) | 44.0 (814) | 48.9 (434) | 46.1 (252) |
 High, % (n) | 6.7 (23) | 4.8 (33) | 5.7 (40) | 11.5 (212) | 18.4 (163) | 39.1 (214) |
Employment | ||||||
 Employed, % (n) | 25.1 (86) | 41.1 (285) | 39.4 (278) | 52.0 (962) | 82.3 (730) | 90.3 (494) |
 Unemployed, % (n) | 39.8 (136) | 9.5 (66) | 2.7 (19) | 1.8 (34) | 0.8 (7) | 1.1 (6) |
 Inactive, % (n) | 35.1 (120) | 49.4 (342) | 57.9 (408) | 46.1 (853) | 16.9 (150) | 8.6 (47) |
Men | ||||||
N (% of total sample) | 293 (6.4) | 479 (10.5) | 657 (14.4) | 1645 (35.9) | 817 (17.9) | 685 (15) |
Age (years), median (IQR) | 55.9 (47.2–62.8) | 63.5 (51.1–69.5) | 66.2 (50.6–71.8) | 63.5 (49.5–72.2) | 51.7 (44.9–61.1) | 53.5 (46.8–60.8) |
Living alone, % (n) | 60.4 (177) | 30.5 (146) | 18.4 (121) | 13.7 (225) | 16.3 (133) | 12.1 (83) |
Educational level | ||||||
 Low, % (n) | 18.1 (53) | 19.4 (93) | 14.9 (98) | 8.4 (138) | 2.0 (16) | 1.5 (10) |
 Medium, % (n) | 60.8 (178) | 55.1 (264) | 54.6 (359) | 46.4 (763) | 45.5 (372) | 27.6 (189) |
 High, % (n) | 21.2 (62) | 25.5 (122) | 30.4 (200) | 45.2 (744) | 52.5 (429) | 70.9 (486) |
Occupational status | ||||||
 Low, % (n) | 75.1 (220) | 69.3 (332) | 54.0 (355) | 39.9 (657) | 32.4 (265) | 15.5 (106) |
 Medium, % (n) | 19.5 (57) | 26.1 (125) | 39.0 (256) | 48.0 (790) | 52.1 (426) | 50.9 (349) |
 High, % (n) | 5.5 (16) | 4.6 (22) | 7.0 (46) | 12.0 (198) | 15.4 (126) | 33.6 (230) |
Employment | ||||||
 Employed, % (n) | 21.2 (62) | 32.2 (154) | 41.4 (272) | 49.1 (808) | 81.0 (662) | 87.0 (596) |
 Unemployed, % (n) | 52.6 (154) | 13.2 (63) | 2.4 (16) | 2.2 (37) | 1.0 (8) | 0.7 (5) |
 Inactive, % (n) | 26.3 (77) | 54.7 (262) | 56.2 (369) | 48.6 (800) | 18.0 (147) | 12.3 (84) |