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Table 1 ACE Activators and participant characteristics

From: Mobilising people as assets for active ageing promotion: a multi-stakeholder perspective on peer volunteering initiatives

 

Activators (n=13)

n (%)

Participants (n=20)

Age (mean; years)

66.8 ± 4.3

75.9 ± 8.3

 Range

63–74

67–94

Gender

 Female

10 (77)

13 (65)

Male

3 (23)

7 (35)

Ethnicity

 White Caucasian

13 (100)

19 (95)

 Other

 

1 (5)

Marital status

 Married

7 (54)

6 (30)

 Widowed

3 (23)

8 (40)

 Divorced/separated

2 (15)

5 (25)

 Single/living with partner

1 (8)

1 (5)

Highest education level completed

 Completed secondary school

5 (39)

14 (70)

 Some college/ vocational training

1 (8)

3 (15)

 Completed college or university

5 (39)

2 (10)

 Completed graduate degree or higher

2 (15)

1 (5)