Research Article

Factors Influencing Quality of Life for Disabled and Nondisabled Elderly Population: The Results of a Multiple Correspondence Analysis

Table 2

Factor sets of the three main dimensions among the disabled elderly population.

DimensionsDimension 1: Demographic structure and social contacts (relative contribution)Dimension 2: Social relationships (relative contribution)Dimension 3: Trust in the INHS (relative contribution)

Inertia34.69%20.84%16.12%

FactorsMarital status
(unmarried or not yet married = 9.6, married = 13)
My family count on friends
(no = 7.4, yes = 11.6)
Trust in GP
(no = 14.3, yes = 5.9)
Living alone
(yes = 19.5, no = 9.7)
My family count on neighbors
(no = 7.3, yes = 9.9)
Trust in specialist
(no = 3.5, yes = 11.0)
Availability of mobile for own relatives
(yes = 6.4, no = 6.6)
My family count on people belonging to voluntary association
(no = 2.3, yes = 14.6)
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