Coping strategies for happy childless ageing: an explorative study in Poland

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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 1 Socio-demographic data of the participants, n = 42

Characteristics	Categories	n
Age	65–69	25
	70–74	9
	75–79	5
	80 or older	3
Sex	Women	22
	Men	20
Marital status (legal)	Married	10
	Widowed	10
	Divorced	5*
	Never married	17
Living arrangements	Living alone, a private household	21**
	Living with a spouse or other family member(s) a private household	15
	Living in a nursing home	6
Place of residence	Warsaw	8
	City 100–350 k	24
	Town under 55 k or a village	10
Education	Low	2
	Medium	30
	Higher	10

*However, one of the divorced participants described herself as “widowed (from cohabitation)”.
**One person perceived himself as living alone, even though a family member was staying at his place four days per week (to reduce the time he spent commuting to his job). Throughout the whole interview, the participant continued to describe his situation as living alone.
Source: own elaboration.