Table 10 Demographic characteristics of respondents at baseline
From: Health and Employment after Fifty (HEAF): a new prospective cohort study
Characteristic | Men N (%) | Women N (%) | All, N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Ethnic group: | |||
 Caucasian | 3627 (98.1) | 4334 (98.2) | 7961 (98.2) |
 Other | 70 (1.9) | 78 (1.8) | 148 (1.8) |
Marital status: | |||
 Married/civil partnership | 2728 (73.8) | 2995 (68.3) | 5723 (70.8) |
 Widowed | 83 (2.3) | 242 (5.5) | 325 (4.0) |
 Divorced | 472 (12.8) | 802 (18.3) | 1274 (15.8) |
 Single | 414 (11.2) | 347 (7.9) | 761 (9.4) |
Educational qualification:a | |||
 None | 539 (14.5) | 733 (16.6) | 1272 (15.6) |
 School | 631 (17.0) | 1014 (22.9) | 1645 (20.2) |
 Vocational training certificate | 1203 (32.5) | 1246 (28.2) | 2449 (30.1) |
 University degree | 631 (17.0) | 652 (14.7) | 1283 (15.8) |
 Higher professional qualification | 703 (19.0) | 782 (17.7) | 1485 (18.3) |
Home ownership: | |||
 Owned outright | 1849 (51.1) | 2442 (56.7) | 4291 (54.1) |
 Owned with a mortgage | 1236 (34.2) | 1259 (29.2) | 2495 (31.5) |
 Rented | 508 (14.0) | 584 (14.0) | 1092 (13.8) |
 Living rent free | 26 (0.7) | 22 (0.5) | 48 (0.6) |
Living alone: | |||
 Yes | 723 (19.8) | 974 (22.3) | 1697 (21.2) |
 No | 2936 (80.2) | 3386 (77.7) | 6322 (78.8) |