Table 3 Descriptive statistics of the variables included in the adjusted analysis
Number of observations | 22,490 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Number of subjects | 7,255 | ||
HC | 10.7 % | Social support | |
HHC | 4.9 % | Low | 4.7 % |
HMPS | 7.9 % | Middle | 12.1 % |
HHC & HMPS | 2.1 % | High | 83.2 % |
Age | 74.8 ± 7.2 | Need help | 40.4 % |
Sex (male) | 41.6 % | Moving inside the house | 6.0 % |
Urban | 84.0 % | Preparing meals | 9.3 % |
Ethnic minority | 15.4 % | Personal care | 8.9 % |
Immigrant status | 24.4 % | Shopping | 15.7 % |
Living arrangement | Cleaning the house | 17.0 % | |
Living alone | 35.8 % | Heavy household duty | 38.2 % |
Living with partner | 53.4 % | Dependence | |
only with partner | 47.1 % | No | 59.6 % |
with partner & other adult | 6.3 % | Low | 18.2 % |
Living with other adult | 10.8 % | Middle | 10.7 % |
Secondary education completed or higher | 55.7 % | High | 11.5 % |
Health status variables | |||
Income adequacy | Any chronic condition | 87.7 % | |
Low | 17.5 % | Number of chronic conditions | 2.6 ± 2.0 |
Middle | 37.7 % | 0 | 12.7 % |
High | 44.9 % | 1–3 | 59.6 % |
Province | >3 | 27.7 % | |
NF | 1.6 % | Hospitalization | 11.8 % |
PEI | 0.4 % | Disability | 29.6 % |
NS | 3.1 % | Diabetes | 14.2 % |
NB | 2.6 % | Arthritis | 46.9 % |
QC | 23.1 % | Heart Disease | 18.0 % |
ON | 39.7 % | Stroke | 5.0 % |
MA | 3.8 % | Dementia | 3.6 % |
SK | 3.2 % | Emphysema | 5.9 % |
AL | 8.5 % | Cancer | 5.0 % |
BC | 14.0 % | Incontinence | 10.8 % |