Table 1 Baseline sociodemographic characteristics, financial related-stigma, and psychological well-being related measures

Age

8988

 Mean (SD)

67.71 (9.22)

67.26 (9.75)

Sex

8988

 Female

4973

55.33

53.12

 Male

4015

44.67

46.88

Ethnicity

8983

 Non white

281

3.13

4.04

 White

8702

96.87

95.96

Marital status

8988

 Married/cohabitation

6149

68.41

69.20

 Never married/single

465

5.17

5.18

 Widowed/divorced/separated

2374

26.41

25.62

Degree level qualification

8910

 No

7442

83.52

85.41

 Yes

1468

16.48

14.59

Employment status

8981

 Employed

2009

22.37

24.97

 Self employed

531

5.91

6.36

 Retired

5395

60.07

56.07

 Unemployed/other

1046

16.48

12.60

Limiting illness status

8976

 No

5759

64.16

64.14

 Yes

3217

35.84

35.86

Wealth

8843

 Poorest

2951

33.37

35.74

 Middle

2947

33.33

32.85

 Richest

2945

33.30

31.41

Financial-related discrimination

7937

 No

7463

94.03

93.72

 Yes

474

5.97

6.28

Depressive symptoms (possible range: 0–8)

8628

 Mean (SD)

1.53 (1.97)

1.58 (2.01)

Enjoyment of life (possible range: 0–12)

7992

 Mean (SD)

9.80 (1.86)

9.74 (1.90)

Eudemonic well-being (possible range: 0–45)

7976

 Mean (SD)

30.90 (7.50)

30.64 (7.58)

Life satisfaction (possible range: 1–35)

7909

 Mean (SD)

25.48 (6.45)

25.36 (6.50)

Loneliness (possible range: 1–9)

7968

 Mean (SD)

4.19 (1.55)

4.21 (1.56)