Table 1 Characteristics of the study population, adults aged 58+, SHARE Switzerland, 2019/2020, n = 1,548
n | % | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 729 | 47.1 |
Female | 819 | 52.9 |
Age groups | ||
58–64 years | 383 | 24.7 |
65–74 years | 655 | 42.3 |
75 + years | 510 | 33.0 |
Education | ||
Low | 267 | 17.2 |
Middle | 978 | 63.2 |
High | 303 | 19.6 |
Partnership status | ||
Has a partner | 1,165 | 75.3 |
No partner | 383 | 24.7 |
Make ends meet | ||
Easily | 856 | 55.3 |
Fairly easily | 492 | 31.8 |
With difficulty | 200 | 12.9 |
Language | ||
German | 1,104 | 71.3 |
French | 387 | 25.0 |
Italian | 57 | 3.7 |
Living area | ||
Urban | 700 | 45.2 |
Rural | 848 | 54.8 |
Self-rated health | ||
Poor/fair health | 281 | 18.1 |
Good health | 655 | 42.3 |
Very good/excellent health | 612 | 39.5 |
Made medical decision | ||
No | 1,143 | 73.8 |
Yes | 405 | 26.2 |
Accompanied someone | ||
No | 531 | 34.3 |
Yes | 1,017 | 65.7 |
Cared for someone | ||
No | 1,077 | 69.6 |
Yes | 471 | 30.4 |
End-of-life health literacy score standardized | mean: 2.9 min: 0 | std. dev: 1 max: 3.9 |