Living on the Edge: Social Exclusion and the Receipt of Informal Care in Older People

Table 1

Care-receipt status and sociodemographic characteristics of the sample ().

Variable
Care-receipt status: (%)
Care-receiver	269 (21.8)
Assurance-receiver	297 (24.1)
Nonreceiver with need	68 (5.5)
Nonreceiver without need	599 (48.6)
Age: M (SD), range	75.7 (7.29), 65–101
Gender: (%)
Women	776 (61.8)
Men	479 (38.2)
Marital status: (%)
Married, cohabiting	557 (44.6)
Single, divorced, separated, and never married	148 (11.8)
Widowed	545 (43.6)
Education level: (%)
Low	931 (74.2)
Medium to high	324 (25.8)
Area of residence: (%)
Urban area	627 (50.0)
Rural area	628 (50.0)

Note. Due to missing data for age; for coresident status.