Table 1 Baseline (demographic) information on widowers who lost their wife during 1999-2001, and a control group of age-matched married men.
From: Assessing survival in widowers, and controls -A nationwide, six- to nine-year follow-up
Widowers | Controls | |
|---|---|---|
All widowers who lost their wives 1999-2001, born 1924-1969, and age-matched controls | N = 357 | N = 357 |
Mean age at time of selection | 63,9 (30-75) | 62,5 (35-75) |
Age group 30-59 | n = 107 | n = 107 |
Age group 60-69 | n = 126 | n = 126 |
Age group 70-75 | n = 124 | n = 124 |
Participants of epidemiological study* | N = 216 % (n/N) | N = 199 % (n/N) |
Years married 20-40 years | 37% (80/216) | 43% (86/199) |
Years married 40+ years | 51% (110/216) | 47% (94/199) |
Living in Reykjavík metropolitan area | 61% (131/216) | 63% (126/199) |
Living in towns outside of Reykjavík | 31% (66/216) | 28% (55/199) |
Living in a rural area | 8% (18/216) | 9% (18/199) |
Have children-all ages | 97% (208/216) | 98% (195/199) |
Education after age 16 | ||
0-2 years | 34% (74/216) | 30% (60/199) |
3-4 years | 37% (79/216) | 40% (79/199) |
5-10 years | 22% (48/216) | 28% (56/199) |
missing | 7% (15/216) | 2% (4/199) |
Work status | ||
Retired | 38% (81/216) | 36% (71/199) |
Carpenter | 12% (25/216) | 20% (40/199) |
Office job | 12% (25/216) | 10% (19/199) |
Own company/director | 9% (19/216) | 11% (21/199) |
Manual labourer | 5% (10/216) | 6% (12/199) |
Merchant | 6% (13/216) | 8% (15/199) |
Teacher | 4% (9/216) | 5% (9/199) |
Pastor | 2% (5/216) | 0% (0/199) |
Farmer | 2% (4/216) | 3% (5/199) |
Fisherman | 1% (3/216) | 4% (7/199) |
Other/missing | 10% (22/216) | 0% (0/199) |