Descriptive characteristics of the participants by the social standing of the habitat where they lived. Geneva, Switzerland, 1999
| Social standing of the habitat | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High (n=63) % | Medium–high (n=113) % | Medium (n=123) % | Medium–low (n=192) % | Low (n=97) % | p Value* | |
| *F test in analysis of variance analysis for age; χ2 test for the categorical variables. | ||||||
| Age, mean | 52.8 | 50.7 | 48.3 | 51.6 | 50.2 | 0.02 |
| Changed address | 15.9 | 12.4 | 26.0 | 22.4 | 24.7 | 0.1 |
| Buildings with government subsidy | 1.6 | 3.7 | 19.7 | 7.8 | 13.8 | <0.0001 |
| Level of subsidy | ||||||
| Low (n=4) | 0.0 | 50.0 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 0.0 | |
| Medium (n=37) | 100.0 | 50.0 | 82.6 | 78.6 | 30.8 | |
| High (n=14) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 14.3 | 69.2 | 0.0004 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Men | ||||||
| Married or cohabiting | 76.5 | 79.3 | 89.3 | 79.8 | 78.4 | |
| Single, widowed, or divorced | 23.5 | 20.7 | 10.7 | 20.2 | 21.6 | 0.5 |
| Women | ||||||
| Married or cohabiting | 79.3 | 67.3 | 70.2 | 65.6 | 63.0 | |
| Single, widowed, or divorced | 20.7 | 32.7 | 29.8 | 34.4 | 37.0 | 0.6 |
| Total | 10.7 | 19.2 | 20.9 | 32.7 | 16.5 | |