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Table 1 Characteristics of Study Participants

From: Development of a Community Commitment Scale with Cross-sectional Survey Validation for Preventing Social Isolation in Older Japanese People

 

N(%)

Local volunteers 859(100.0)

General residents 3,484(100.0)

Gender, N (%)

Female

523 (60.9)

1,800 (51.7)

Age, N (%)

−55y

70 (8.2)

 

55-60y

75 (8.7)

419 (12.0)

60-65y

157 (18.3)

590 (16.9)

65-70y

236 (27.5)

829 (23.8)

70-75y

241 (28.1)

716 (20.6)

75-80y

59 (6.9)

524 (15.0)

80-85y

17 (2.0)

276 (7.9)

85-90y

4 (0.5)

95 (2.7)

90-95y

 

32 (0.9)

95-

 

3 (0.1)

Living arrangement, N (%)

Living alone

75 (8.8)

431 (12.6)

Couple

369 (43.1)

1451 (42.3)

Living with children

394 (46.0)

1430 (41.7)

Other

18 (2.1)

122 (3.6)

Years of living in the area, N (%)

−10y

22 (2.6)

393 (11.3)

10-20y

29 (3.4)

540 (15.6)

20-20y

66 (7.7)

721 (20.8)

30y-

742 (86.4)

1816 (52.3)

Born in the city, N (%)

Yes

226 (26.4)

915 (26.4)

Owning house, N (%)

 

784 (91.4)

2929 (85.1)

Having job, N (%)

Yes

232 (27.2)

1199 (35.0)