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Table 1 Key characteristics of 7037 participants at baseline (in 2009)

From: Impact of parents’ need for care on middle-aged women’s lifestyle and psychological distress: evidence from a nationwide longitudinal survey in Japan

Educational attainment

Proportion (%)

 Junior high school

 

12.7

 High school

 

64.1

 Junior college

 

14.6

 College or above

 

8.3

Having a spouse

 

88.0

Residing with parents

 

11.3

Residing with parents-in-law

 

22.0

Working outside home

 

63.5

Age (years)

M

58.0

 

SD

(2.7)

Monthly household expenditure (thousand yen)a

M

230.0

 

SD

(283.0)

  1. aAdjusted for household size