Research Article
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 (
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| 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) |
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Note. Due to missing data for age; for coresident status.
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