|
Variable
|
Category
|
n (%)
|
|---|
|
Age class
|
50–64
|
707 (41.4)
|
| |
65–74
|
594 (34.8)
|
| |
75–84
|
323 (18.9)
|
| |
85+
|
82 (4.8)
|
|
Female
| |
943 (55.3)
|
|
Married
| |
1129 (66.2)
|
|
Employment
|
Employed
|
485 (28.4)
|
| |
Retired
|
921 (54.0)
|
| |
Other
|
300 (17.6)
|
|
Highest education a
|
Primary or none
|
404 (23.7)
|
| |
Secondary
|
582 (34.1)
|
| |
Tertiary or above
|
720 (42.2)
|
|
Household income
|
€0 to €10,000
|
55 (3.2)
|
| |
€10,000 to €20,000
|
256 (15.0)
|
| |
€20,000 to €40,000
|
490 (28.7)
|
| |
€40,000 to €70,000
|
373 (21.9)
|
| |
€70,000 to €120,000
|
180 (10.6)
|
| |
€120,000 or above
|
34 (2.0)
|
| |
Missing data
|
318 (18.6)
|
|
Physical activity b
|
None
|
182 (10.7)
|
| |
Low
|
478 (28.0)
|
| |
Moderate
|
695 (40.7)
|
| |
High
|
351 (20.6)
|
|
Social connectedness c
|
Most isolated
|
141 (8.3)
|
| |
Moderately isolated
|
501 (29.4)
|
| |
Moderately integrated
|
681 (39.9)
|
| |
Most integrated
|
365 (21.4)
|
| |
Missing data
|
18 (1.1)
|
|
Long-term health limitation
| |
431 (25.3)
|
|
Alcohol problem d
| |
217 (12.7)
|
|
Polypharmacy e
| |
452 (26.5)
|
|
Total observations
| |
1706 (100.0)
|
- Source: TILDA
- a In Ireland, primary education generally caters for students between 4 and 11 years, and secondary education between 12 and 18 years
- b Physical activity is categorised on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire scale [58]
- c Social connectedness is categorised on the Berkman-Syme Social Network Index [59]
- d Alcohol problem is determined by the respondent’s outcome on the CAGE problematic alcohol scale [60]
- e In TILDA, polypharmacy indicates the regular use of at least 5 different medications
