Journal of Population Sciences
Table 6 Descriptive characteristics of grandmothers ≥ 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 = 1513) | Fair (N = 1984) | Poor/very poor (N = 1127) | Total (N = 4624) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least weekly contact with grandchildren*** | 82.4 | 80.8 | 75.3 | 80.0 | |
At least weekly contact with children* | 88.7 | 87.7 | 85.5 | 87.5 | |
At least weekly contact with siblings*** | % no siblings | 19.3 | 21.5 | 25.1 | 21.6 |
% having sibling but less than weekly contacts | 42.6 | 42.9 | 46.5 | 43.7 | |
% at least weekly contacts | 38.1 | 35.6 | 28.4 | 34.7 | |
Social network | % having friends*** | 51.2 | 39.6 | 30.0 | 41.1 |
% having someone living nearby they can count on in when in need*** | 52.8 | 51.7 | 42.8 | 49.9 | |
Age*** | Median age | 69 | 74 | 78 | 73 |
Education*** | % with a diploma or higher | 18.7 | 9.1 | 5.8 | 11.4 |
Region*** | % north | 49.9 | 39.0 | 32.6 | 41.0 |
% centre | 20.5 | 19.2 | 20.1 | 19.8 | |
% south | 29.6 | 41.8 | 47.3 | 39.2 | |
Living arrangements*** | % living alone | 28.0 | 33.8 | 40.1 | 33.4 |
% living with partner | 61.8 | 51.1 | 39.1 | 51.7 | |
% living without a spouse and with other people | 10.2 | 15.1 | 20.8 | 14.9 | |
Work status*** | % in the workforce | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
Subjective financial situation*** | % economic resources of the family are considered at least adequate | 69.8 | 57.8 | 45.0 | 58.6 |