Table 1 Descriptive statistics: National Survey of the Japanese Elderly

Functional limitation

8,540

21.0%

Female

8,540

56.3%

Employment status

8,540

20.9%

Age

8,540

77.50

7.19

Marital status (Single or not)

8,540

40.4%

Household size

8,540

1.88

1.67

Having a child

8,540

94.1%

House ownership

8,540

88.9%

SRH: Very bad

8,540

2.6%

SRH: Bad

8,540

15.5%

SRH: Fair

8,540

42.5%

SRH: Good

8,540

24.8%

SRH: Very good

8,540

14.5%

Education: High school

8,540

0.1%

Education: University or higher

8,540

26.1%

Cigarette smoking

8,540

6.8%

Alcohol consumption

8,540

11.0%