Role Participation: A Comparison across Age Groups in a Norwegian General Population Sample
Table 2
Continuity and change in role participation across time in the total sample ().
Role
Loss
Gain
Continuous
Absence
Expected loss
Expected gain
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
Student
61 (43.6)
10 (7.1)
49 (35.0)
8 (5.7)
11 (7.9)
21 (15.0)
Worker
34 (24.3)
24 (17.1)
75 (53.6)
2 (1.4)
23 (16.4)
17 (12.1)
Volunteer
48 (34.3)
10 (7.1)
15 (10.7)
51 (36.4)
10 (7.1)
34 (24.3)
Caregiver
24 (17.1)
13 (9.3)
50 (35.7)
34 (24.3)
8 (5.7)
24 (17.1)
Home maintainer
3 (2.1)
23 (16.4)
107 (76.4)
3 (2.1)
19 (13.6)
3 (2.1)
Friend
15 (10.7)
18 (12.9)
103 (73.6)
3 (2.1)
17 (12.1)
9 (6.4)
Family member
18 (12.9)
18 (12.9)
94 (67.1)
4 (2.9)
18 (12.9)
16 (11.4)
Religious participant
27 (19.3)
0 (0.0)
10 (7.1)
100 (71.4)
0 (0.0)
6 (4.3)
Hobbyist
22 (15.7)
14 (10.0)
92 (65.7)
7 (5.0)
14 (10.0)
17 (12.1)
Participant in organizations
40 (28.6)
6 (4.3)
24 (17.1)
63 (45.0)
6 (4.3)
19 (13.6)
Total
292
136
619
275
126
166
Role patterns
18.1%
8.4%
38.4%
17.0%
7.8%
10.3%
Note. Role loss was defined as having a role in the past, but not in the present. Role gain was defined as having a role at present, but not in the past. Continuous role was defined as having a role in the past, present, and expected future. Role absence was defined as not having the role in the past, not at present, and not in the expected future. Expected role loss was defined as having a role at present, while expecting not to have the role in the future. Expected role gain was defined as not having a role at present, while expecting to have the role in the future.
