Research Article

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

Table 3

Factor sets of the three main dimensions among the non-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)

Inertia40.20%21.44%15.74%

FactorsMarital status
(unmarried or not yet married = 14.3, married = 10.0)
My family count on friends
(no = 14.8, yes = 15.1)
Trust in GP
(no = 18.4, yes = 6.3)
Living alone
(yes = 19.8, no = 7.3)
My family count on neighbors
(no = 12.7, yes = 13.2)
Trust in specialist
(no = 4.0, yes = 13.3)
Availability of mobile for own relatives
(yes = 5.4, no = 9.5)
My family count on people belonging to voluntary association
(no = 1.7, yes = 13.1)
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