Descriptive univariate information of individual variables
| Health outcomes | |
|---|---|
| Health limits typical activities | No limitation (60.9%), some limitation (39.1%) |
| Self-reported general health | Good (87.8%), poor (12.2%) |
| Predictors | |
| Age (years) | Ranging between 60 and 101, mean=70 |
| Gender | Male (46%); female (54%) |
| Ethnicity | White British (90%), Irish (1.7%), other white (1.2%), mixed (0.4%), Indian (1.8%), Pakistani (0.9%), Bangladeshi (0.4%), other Asian (0.4%), Caribbean (1.8%), African (0.6%), other ethnic group (0.9%) |
| Income (£) | Ranging between 0 and 15 000; mean=1200; quintiles: 455, 757, 1060, 1627 |
| Time resident in the UK | Born in the UK (89.5%), less than 10 years (0.3%), 10–39 years (2.5%), 40–49 years (4.0%), 50+ years (3.7%) |
| Deprivation information | |
| Information from household questionnaire | |
| Have central heating | Yes (92%), no (8%) |
| Have car(s) | Yes (75%), no (25%) |
| Have colour television | Yes (98.8%), no (1.2%) |
| Have video recorder/DVD player | Yes (89%), no (11%) |
| Have satellite dish/sky TV | Yes (36.9%), no (63.1%) |
| Have cable TV | Yes (14.4%), no (85.6%) |
| Have deep freeze or fridge freezer | Yes (95%), no (5%) |
| Have washing machine | Yes (94.8%), no (5.2%) |
| Have tumble drier | Yes (54.1%), no (45.9%) |
| Have dishwasher | Yes (39.4%), no (60.6%) |
| Have microwave oven | Yes (92%), no (8%) |
| Have home computer/PC (not games console) | Yes (57.4%), no (42.6%) |
| Have compact disc player | Yes (65.6%), no (34.4%) |
| Have landline telephone | Yes (95%), No (5%) |
| Have mobile telephone (anyone in household) | Yes (82.5%), no (17.5%) |
| Have access to Internet | Yes (53.1%), No (46.9%) |
| Information from individual questionnaire | |
| Have holiday | I/we have this (65.5%), I/we do not want this at the moment (22.2%), can’t afford it (12.4%) |
| Have friends/family around for drink or meal | I/we have this (64.6%), I/we do not want this at the moment (31%), can’t afford it (4.5%) |
| Have all weather shoes | I/we have this (97%), I/we do not want this at the moment (1.4%), can’t afford it (1.5%) |
| Have house in decent state of repair | I/we have this (91%), I/we do not want this at the moment (1.9%), can’t afford it (7.1%) |
| Have household contents insurance | I/we have this (90.2%), I/we do not want this at the moment (5.4%), can’t afford it (4.4%) |
| Have regular savings | I/we have this (75.9%), I/we do not want this at the moment (8.1%), can’t afford it (16%) |
| Have replace worn out furniture | I/we have this (79.6%), I/we do not want this at the moment (6.6%), can’t afford it (13.8%) |
| Have replace or repair major electrical goods | I/we have this (86.7%), I/we do not want this at the moment (3.4%), can’t afford it (9.9%) |
| Summary experience of deprivation score: | Ranging between 0 and 23, mean=5.5; quartiles: 3, 5 and 7.5. |