Cross-cultural adaptation and construct validity of the German version of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit for service users (German ASCOT)

Table 4 Sample characteristics: LTC service user survey participants

	n	%
Age group
55–64	59	9.32
65–74	116	18.33
75–84	230	36.33
85 and older	228	36.02
Sex
Female	425	67.14
Male	208	32.86
Years using care services at home
Less than 1 year	107	17.04
1 year to less than 2 years	120	19.11
2 years to less than 5 years	249	39.65
5 years to less than 10 years	104	16.56
10 years or more	48	7.64
LTC allowance level
No LTC allowance	43	6.79
Level 1	127	20.06
Level 2	156	24.64
Level 3	119	18.80
Level 4	111	17.54
Level 5	62	9.79
Level 6	4	0.63
Level 7	3	0.47
Missing (care level not known or not yet assessed)	8	1.26
TOTAL	633	100.00

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