Table 1 Comparison of characteristics of job retention and loss groups in 2008
Variables | Category | Men (N = 383) | Women (N = 143) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Retention (N = 204) N (%) or Mean±SD | Loss (N = 179) N (%) or Mean±SD | Differences t or χ2 (p) | Retention (N = 63) N (%) or Mean±SD | Loss (N = 80) (N = 80) N (%) or Mean±SD | Differences t or χ2 (p) | ||
Demographic characteristics | |||||||
Age | 70.05 ± 4.11 | 70.40 ± 4.60 | −0.77 (.442) | 69.30 ± 3.23 | 70.83 ± 4.31 | − 2.41 (.017) | |
Education | Elementary school | 113 (55.4) | 88 (49.2) | 1.73 (.629) | 59 (93.7) | 76 (95.0) | 4.18 (.243) |
Middle school | 30 (14.7) | 31 (17.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.5) | |||
High school | 47 (23.0) | 44 (24.6) | 2 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | |||
College or higher | 14 (6.9) | 16 (8.9) | 2 (3.2) | 2 (2.5) | |||
Total household income (10,000 won) | 1817.65 ± 1715.84 | 1704.94 ± 1455.17 | 0.69 (.492) | 1217.56 ± 1228.36 | 1116.11 ± 1025.45 | 0.54 (.591) | |
Residence | Large city | 40 (19.6) | 65 (36.3) | 26.04 (<.001) | 16 (25.4) | 30 (37.5) | 4.35 (.114) |
Small city | 42 (20.6) | 53 (29.6) | 10 (15.9) | 17 (21.3) | |||
Rural area | 122 (59.8) | 61 (34.1) | 37 (58.7) | 33 (41.3) | |||
Health status and behavior | |||||||
Subjective health status | Bad | 39 (19.1) | 32 (17.9) | 0.13 (.937) | 18 (28.6) | 29 (36.3) | 1.66 (.436) |
Moderate | 96 (47.1) | 87 (48.6) | 30 (40.7) | 38 (47.5) | |||
Good | 69 (33.8) | 60 (33.5) | 15 (23.8) | 13 (16.3) | |||
Number of chronic diseases | 0.64 ± 0.84 | 0.77 ± 0.91 | −1.38 (.169) | 0.78 ± 0.89 | 1.11 ± 0.94 | −2.16 (.032) | |
Body grip strength index (kg) | 28.89 ± 5.35 | 29.41 ± 5.70 | −0.90 (.363) | 19.00 ± 4.01 | 18.13 ± 3.82 | 1.28 (.202) | |
Depression score | 3.19 ± 2.70 | 3.31 ± 2.80 | −0.43 (.379) | 4.02 ± 2.80 | 5.31 ± 2.46 | −2.91 (.004) | |
Regular exercise (Yes) | 41 (20.1) | 63 (35.2) | 10.99 (.001) | 6 (9.5) | 10 (12.5) | 0.31 (.575) | |
Current smoking (Yes) | 76 (37.3) | 66 (36.9) | 0.01 (.938) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.5) | 1.60 (.206) | |
Current drinking (Yes) | 123 (60.3) | 110 (61.5) | 0.05 (.817) | 9 (14.3) | 11 (13.8) | 0.01 (.927) | |
Social support system/Interaction | |||||||
Live alone (Yes) | 5 (2.5) | 12 (6.7) | 4.07 (.044) | 31 (49.2) | 32 (40.0) | 1.21 (.271) | |
Existence of spouse (Yes) | 193 (94.6) | 165 (92.2) | 0.92 (.337) | 20 (31.7) | 34 (42.5) | 1.73 (.188) | |
Number of meetings with friends | No meetings | 2 (1.0) | 6 (3.4) | 3.79 (.285) | 3 (4.8) | 2 (2.5) | 0.64 (.886) |
1–6 times a year | 9 (4.4) | 10 (5.6) | 3 (4.8) | 3 (3.8) | |||
1–4 times a month | 108 (52.9) | 99 (55.3) | 28 (44.4) | 37 (46.3) | |||
Almost daily | 85 (41.7) | 64 (35.8) | 29 (46.0) | 38 (47.5) | |||
Participation in regular meetings (Yes) | 169 (82.8) | 131 (73.2) | 5.24 (.022) | 39 (61.9) | 48 (60.0) | 0.05 (.817) | |
Number of leisure activities | 1.12 ± 2.04 | 1.09 ± 2.82 | 0.11 (.912) | 0.52 ± 0.95 | 1.03 ± 1.90 | −2.06 (.042) | |
Time spent on self-development | 0.39 ± 2.25 | 0.50 ± 3.26 | −0.37 (.711) | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.94 ± 4.04 | −2.08 (.041) | |