Table 1 Main characteristics of the study sample and general population (GP) reference values from Hungary
From: Acceptable health and ageing: results of a cross-sectional study from Hungary
Variable | Category | N | % | GP%a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 3048 | 32.8 | 53.2 |
Male | 6233 | 67.2 | 46.8 | |
Age (years) | 18–24 | 1068 | 11.5 | 15.2b |
25–34 | 3874 | 41.7 | 18.6 | |
35–44 | 2492 | 26.9 | 16.3 | |
45–54 | 1176 | 12.7 | 17.5 | |
55–64 | 583 | 6.3 | 14.1 | |
65–74 | 78 | 0.8 | 10.5 | |
75–84 | 8 | 0.1 | 6.5 | |
≥ 85 | 2 | 0.0 | 1.3 | |
Marital status | Married/living together | 5960 | 64.2 | 49.2 |
Single | 2752 | 29.7 | 29.0 | |
Divorced | 497 | 5.4 | 9.4 | |
Widow | 72 | 0.8 | 12.2 | |
Highest educational level | Primary | 47 | 0.5 | 27.8c |
Secondary | 2396 | 25.8 | 43.0 | |
High school | 2861 | 30.8 | 8.3 | |
University | 3977 | 42.9 | 4.7 | |
Employment status | Full-time job | 7577 | 81.6 | – |
Part-time job | 399 | 4.3 | – | |
Pensioner | 215 | 2.3 | – | |
Disability pensioner | 64 | 0.7 | – | |
Student | 696 | 7.5 | – | |
Housewife | 330 | 3.6 | – | |
Net income (€/month) | 0–249 | 795 | 8.6 | – |
250–400 | 1294 | 13.9 | – | |
401–560 | 1798 | 19.4 | – | |
561–900 | 2550 | 27.5 | – | |
901–2260 | 2213 | 23.8 | – | |
≥ 2261 | 629 | 6.8 | – | |
Missing data | 2 | 0.0 | ||
Smoking status (> 5 cigarettes/day) | Yes | 1664 | 17.9 | – |
No | 7603 | 81.9 | – | |
Missing data | 14 | 0.2 | ||
Healthy lifestyle | Healthier than most others | 3758 | 40.5 | – |
Comparable to others | 4419 | 47.6 | – | |
Less healthy than most others | 1102 | 11.9 | – | |
Missing data | 2 | 0.0 | ||
Kins' age at death (years) | < 55 | 35 | 0.4 | – |
55–65 | 347 | 3.7 | – | |
65–75 | 2303 | 24.8 | – | |
75–85 | 4782 | 51.5 | – | |
85–95 | 1754 | 18.9 | – | |
> 95 | 60 | 0.6 | – |