Table 1

Distribution of variables

Characteristic (no. of missings)
Number [Mean]
% [SD]

Total sample
4814
100
Age (0)
[59.6]
[7.8]
Gender (0)


     Male
2395
49.8
     Female
2419
50.2
Education – years of training (16)


     > 18
507
10.5
     14–17
1068
22.2
     11–13
2676
55.6
     < 10
547
11.4
Household equivalent income quantiles (310)


Min: 150,00; Max: 9500,00


Percentiles


     20: 1833,3333
     40: 2500,0000
     60: 3166,6667
     80: 4250,0000


Confidant (39)


     yes
4157
87.1
     no
618
12.9
Partnership (13)


     yes
4015
83.6
     no
786
16.4
Close ties


     total number (48)
[10.3]
[7.2]
     living nearby (78)
[7.3]
[6.0]
     seen once per month (86)
[6.7]
[5.1]
     contact phone/mail (77)
[8.0]
[6.7]
Participation (29)


     >= 1 group
2861
59.8
     0 groups
1924
40.2
Social Integration Index (110)


     Level IV
217
4.6
     Level III
1954
41.5
     Level II
1960
41.7
     Level I (Isolation)
573
12.2
Instrumental support (99)


     yes
4121
87.4
     no
594
12.6
Emotional support (69)


     yes
3977
83.8
     no
768
16.2

Weyers et al. International Journal for Equity in Health 2008 7:13   doi:10.1186/1475-9276-7-13