Journal of Population Sciences
Table 3 Descriptive characteristics of grandfathers ≥ 60 years by the presence or absence of limitative health problems (data are expressed as the percentage, except for age)
From: Associations of family and social contact with health among Italian grandparents
No health problems (N=1802) | Mild health problems (N=966) | Severe health problems (N=495) | Total (N=3263) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least weekly contact with grandchildren*** | 84.3 | 79.4 | 75.4 | 81.5 | |
At least weekly contact with children | 88.4 | 85.9 | 85.7 | 87.6 | |
At least weekly contact with siblings*** | % no siblings | 16.0 | 19.5 | 22.2 | 18.0 |
% having sibling but less than weekly contacts | 44.0 | 46.1 | 45.3 | 44.8 | |
% at least weekly contacts | 40. 0 | 34.5 | 32.5 | 37.2 | |
Social network | % having friends*** | 50.7 | 45.0 | 34.3 | 46.6 |
% having someone living nearby they can count on when in need** | 49.2 | 51.2 | 42.8 | 48.8 | |
Age*** | Median age | 70 | 75 | 78 | 72 |
Education*** | % with a diploma or more | 23.9 | 14.7 | 10.1 | 19.1 |
Region*** | % north | 42.7 | 34.2 | 32.3 | 38.6 |
% centre | 20.3 | 18.9 | 21.2 | 20.0 | |
% south | 37.0 | 46.9 | 46.5 | 41.4 | |
Living arrangements*** | % living alone | 8.9 | 11.8 | 16.6 | 10.9 |
% living with partner | 87.7 | 83.1 | 77.0 | 84.7 | |
% living without a spouse and with other people | 3.4 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 4.4 | |
Work status*** | % in the workforce | 12.8 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 8.8 |
Subjective financial situation*** | % economic resources of the family are considered at least adequate | 68.2 | 59.5 | 48.5 | 62.6 |