Table 1 Sample’s socioeconomic characteristics and descriptive statistics on the main variables of interest (N = 1,109)
Sample’s characteristics | N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Socioeconomic Status | |||
Age | 54.4 ± 16.9 | ||
Sex | |||
Men | 532 (47.9%) | ||
Women | 577 (52.1%) | ||
Employment status | |||
Employed | 458 (41.3%) | ||
Unemployed | 417 (37.6%) | ||
Economically inactive | 234 (21.1%) | ||
Marital Status | |||
Never married | 219 (19.8%) | ||
Married / cohabited | 677 (61.0%) | ||
Separated / divorced / Widowed | 213 (19.2%) | ||
Education attainment | |||
Not educated | 320 (28.9%) | ||
Primary | 244 (22.0%) | ||
Secondary | 348 (31.3%) | ||
Territory or above | 197 (17.8%) | ||
Household Size | |||
One-person household | 157 (14.1%) | ||
Two-person household | 293 (26.4%) | ||
Three-person household | 296 (26.7%) | ||
Four-person household or more) | 363 (32.7%) | ||
Main variables of interest | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | |
SRH | 2.21 ± 0.91 | 2.20 ± 0.89 | |
IS | 7.41 ± 2.69 | 7.59 ± 2.56 | |
HI | 14.2 ± 13.0 | 16.5 ± 16.4 | |
LS | 21.95 ± 7.23 | 21.95 ± 7.24 | |