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Table 5 Descriptive characteristics of grandfathers ≥ 60 years by self-perceived health status (data are expressed as the percentage, except for age)

From: Associations of family and social contact with health among Italian grandparents

  

Good/very good (N = 1348)

Fair (N = 1296)

Poor/very poor (N = 619)

Total (N = 3263)

At least weekly contact with grandchildren***

 

84.6

80.9

75.8

81.5

At least weekly contact with children

 

88.6

87.0

85.0

87.6

At least weekly contact with siblings***

% no siblings

16.1

17.6

22.9

18.0

% having sibling but less than weekly contacts

44.0

45.0

46.1

44.8

% at least weekly contacts

39.9

37.4

31.0

37.2

Social network

% having friends***

52.5

45.1

36.8

46.6

% having someone living nearby they can count on in when in need

50.2

48.6

46.4

48.8

Age***

Median age

69

74

77

72

Education***

% with a diploma or higher

27.7

13.9

11.2

19.1

Region***

% north

45.3

36.6

28.3

38.6

% centre

21.0

19.6

18.7

20.0

% south

33.7

43.8

53.0

41.4

Living arrangements***

% living alone

9.1

10.8

15.2

10.9

% living with partner

87.8

84.4

78.5

84.7

% living without a spouse and with other people

3.1

4.8

6.3

4.4

Work status***

% in the workforce

13.5

6.5

3.4

8.8

Subjective financial situation***

% economic resources of the family are considered at least adequate

71.7

61.7

45.1

62.6

  1. Asterisks indicate statistically significant differences by health status: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001