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Table 2 Demographic results

From: The impact of intergenerational programs on social capital in Japan: a randomized population-based cross-sectional study

Individual characteristics

All

20–39 years (n = 285)

40–59 years (n = 316)

60+ years (n = 290)

p-value

n (%) or M (SD)

n (%) or M (SD)

n (%) or M (SD)

n (%) or M (SD)

Gender

 Male

419 (47.0)

135 (47.4)

146 (46.2)

138 (47.6)

0.934

 Female

472 (53.0)

150 (52.6)

170 (53.8)

152 (52.4)

Education

 Less than high school

58 (6.5)

2 (0.7)

11 (3.5)

45 (15.5)

0.001

 High school degree

238 (26.7)

59 (20.7)

71 (22.5)

108 (37.2)

 More than high school

595 (66.8)

224 (78.6)

234 (74.1)

138 (47.6)

Living arrangement

 Lives alone

119 (13.3)

43 (15.2)

35 (11.1)

41 (14.7)

0.270

 Lives with others

763 (85.2)

240 (84.8)

281 (88.9)

238 (85.3)

 No Answer

14 (1.6)

2 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

11 (3.8)

Duration of residence

 Over ten years

509 (57.1)

211 (26.0)

136 (57.0)

35 (87.9)

0.001

Perceived financial status

 Slightly or Extremely

331 (37.1)

119 (42.8)

103 (32.6)

109 (37.6)

0.067

Sufficient Social capital

 Neighborhood trust

3.29 (0.91)

3.09 (0.97)

3.29 (0.86)

3.47 (0.86)

0.001

 Neighborhood norm

3.21 (0.89)

3.06 (0.88)

3.26 (0.87)

3.31 (0.90)

0.002

 Recognition of program

1.19 (0.51)

1.14 (0.49)

1.22 (0.54)

1.19 (0.48)

0.191

  1. Notes: p values obtained using chi-square test or one-way ANOVA test