Journal of Population Sciences
From: Associations of family and social contact with health among Italian grandparents
Grandfathers | Grandmothers | Total | ||||
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Freq. | % | Freq. | %. | Freq. | %. | |
Health-related limitations in activities of daily living | ||||||
No limitations | 1802 | 55.2 | 2220 | 48.0 | 4022 | 51.0 |
Mild limitations | 966 | 29.6 | 1,536 | 33.2 | 2502 | 31.7 |
Severe limitations | 495 | 15.2 | 868 | 18.8 | 1363 | 17.3 |
Self-perceived health status | ||||||
Very good/good | 1384 | 41.3 | 1513 | 32.7 | 2861 | 36.3 |
Fair | 1296 | 39.7 | 1984 | 42.9 | 3280 | 41.6 |
Poor/very poor | 619 | 19.0 | 1127 | 24.4 | 1746 | 22.1 |
Total | 3263 | 100.0 | 4624 | 100.0 | 7887 | 100.0 |