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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the study population (n = 697)

From: Health behaviours and well-being among older adults with a Surinamese migration background in the Netherlands

Characteristic

n

Range

% or mean (SD)

Age

697

70 – 100

76.2 (4.9)

Gender (female)

697

 

54.2

Marital status (unpartnered)

680

 

67.4

Education (low)a

676

 

38.5

Income (low)b

654

 

49.6

Multimorbidity

681

 

1.6 (1.4)

Diet

 

- Fish (meets standard)

685

 

40.9

- Fruit (meets standard)

605

 

63.0

- Vegetable (meets standard)

689

 

62.8

Standard physical activity (meets standard)

633

 

39.8

Smoking (no)

684

 

87.9

Social activity

 

- Daily contact family/friends (yes)

662

 

90.9

- Visiting family/friends (often)

658

 

53.6

Well-being

669

1 – 4

2.86 (0.47)

  1. aLow education is completion of elementary school or less
  2. bLow income is less than €1350 a month net, SD Standard deviation