Table 2 Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and social relationship of male participants by working status
Men | Women | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Workers | Retired | Workers | Retired | |||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Total | 2499 | 861 | 1306 | 868 | ||||
Average age and (SD) | 58.8 | (7.5) | 67.7 | (6.0) | 57.4 | (7.0) | 64.6 | (6.9) |
Age distribution | ||||||||
47–54 years old | 896 | 35.9 | 34 | 4.0 | 553 | 42.3 | 90 | 10.4 |
55–59 | 558 | 22.3 | 39 | 4.5 | 317 | 24.3 | 99 | 11.4 |
60–64 | 398 | 15.9 | 156 | 18.1 | 206 | 15.8 | 214 | 24.7 |
65–69 | 369 | 14.8 | 248 | 28.8 | 137 | 10.5 | 230 | 26.5 |
70–74 | 232 | 9.3 | 278 | 32.3 | 71 | 5.4 | 194 | 22.4 |
75–77 | 46 | 1.8 | 106 | 12.3 | 22 | 1.7 | 41 | 4.7 |
Occupation | ||||||||
White-collar employee | 590 | 23.6 | 302 | 35.1 | 317 | 24.3 | 238 | 27.4 |
Blue-collar employee | 712 | 28.5 | 351 | 40.8 | 280 | 21.4 | 255 | 29.4 |
Self-employed | 946 | 37.9 | 153 | 17.8 | 620 | 47.5 | 268 | 30.9 |
Agricultural/forestry | 251 | 10.0 | 55 | 6.4 | 89 | 6.8 | 107 | 12.3 |
Region of residence | ||||||||
Isesaki City (urban) | 1423 | 56.9 | 580 | 67.4 | 856 | 65.5 | 599 | 69.0 |
Komochi Village (rural) | 1076 | 43.1 | 281 | 32.6 | 450 | 34.5 | 269 | 31.0 |
Smoking habit | ||||||||
No | 469 | 18.8 | 130 | 15.1 | 1074 | 82.2 | 743 | 85.6 |
Current/former | 2030 | 81.2 | 731 | 84.9 | 232 | 17.8 | 125 | 14.4 |
Drinking habit | ||||||||
No | 1204 | 48.2 | 498 | 57.8 | 1140 | 87.3 | 795 | 91.6 |
Yes | 1295 | 51.8 | 363 | 42.2 | 166 | 12.7 | 73 | 8.4 |
Perceived health status | ||||||||
Very good | 315 | 12.6 | 98 | 11.4 | 172 | 13.2 | 66 | 7.6 |
Good | 1150 | 46.0 | 293 | 34.0 | 586 | 44.9 | 338 | 38.9 |
Fair | 978 | 39.1 | 405 | 47.0 | 527 | 40.4 | 423 | 48.7 |
Bad | 56 | 2.2 | 65 | 7.6 | 21 | 1.6 | 41 | 4.7 |
Relative poverty (by household equivalent income) | ||||||||
Average (SD) | 402.2 | (214.5) | 266.4 | (155.0) | 398.9 | (227.5) | 296.7 | (192.6) |
Yes (≦ 12,700 USD*) | 174 | 7.0 | 132 | 15.3 | 126 | 9.7 | 147 | 16.9 |
No (12,701–25,400 USD) | 655 | 26.2 | 428 | 49.7 | 331 | 25.3 | 347 | 40.0 |
No (25,401–38,100 USD) | 596 | 23.9 | 182 | 21.1 | 282 | 21.6 | 177 | 20.4 |
No (> 38,100 USD) | 1074 | 43.0 | 119 | 13.8 | 567 | 43.4 | 197 | 22.7 |
Marital status | ||||||||
Married | 2210 | 88.4 | 754 | 87.6 | 1014 | 77.6 | 605 | 69.7 |
Divorced/separated | 161 | 6.4 | 79 | 9.2 | 222 | 17.0 | 211 | 24.3 |
Not married | 128 | 5.1 | 28 | 3.3 | 70 | 5.4 | 52 | 6.0 |
Living alone | ||||||||
No | 2417 | 96.7 | 814 | 94.5 | 1221 | 93.5 | 757 | 87.2 |
Yes | 82 | 3.3 | 47 | 5.5 | 85 | 6.5 | 111 | 12.8 |
Social support | ||||||||
Yes | 2062 | 84.3 | 720 | 84.9 | 1223 | 94.2 | 803 | 93.5 |
No | 383 | 15.7 | 128 | 15.1 | 76 | 5.9 | 56 | 6.5 |
Participation in social activities | ||||||||
Yes | 882 | 36.1 | 325 | 38.6 | 398 | 30.9 | 311 | 36.2 |
No | 1559 | 63.9 | 517 | 61.4 | 891 | 69.1 | 548 | 63.8 |
Social isolation | ||||||||
Not isolated | 1881 | 78.2 | 666 | 79.6 | 1049 | 82.9 | 710 | 85.0 |
Isolated | 524 | 21.8 | 171 | 20.4 | 216 | 17.1 | 125 | 15.0 |
Bullied | ||||||||
No | 2331 | 93.8 | 795 | 94.9 | 1136 | 87.4 | 773 | 91.9 |
Yes | 155 | 6.2 | 43 | 5.1 | 164 | 12.6 | 68 | 8.1 |