Sociodemographic characteristics by multiple long-term conditions and social care needs clusters
| Characteristics | Cluster 1 (n=934; 9.3%) | Cluster 2 (n=1371; 13.7%) | Cluster 3 (n=2197; 21.9%) | Cluster 4 (n=4937; 49.2%) | Cluster 5 (n=587; 5.9%) |
| Age (years), median (IQR) | 57 (53–65) | 59 (54–67) | 61 (56–69) | 66 (58–74) | 75 (69–82) |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 50–59 | 182 (41.2) | 288 (37.7) | 479 (34.4) | 763 (22.2) | 27 (5.9) |
| 60–69 | 166 (37.6) | 285 (37.4) | 486 (34.9) | 1065 (31.0) | 89 (19.3) |
| 70–79 | 83 (18.8) | 143 (18.7) | 312 (22.4) | 1056 (30.8) | 181 (39.3) |
| 80+ | 11 (2.5) | 47 (6.2) | 117 (8.4) | 546 (15.9) | 163 (35.4) |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 596 (63.7) | 570 (41.6) | 1021 (46.5) | 2086 (42.3) | 262 (44.6) |
| Female | 339 (36.3) | 800 (58.4) | 1176 (53.5) | 2851 (57.7) | 325 (55.4) |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| White | 879 (94.0) | 1320 (96.4) | 2104 (95.8) | 4759 (96.4) | 573 (97.6) |
| Non-white | 56 (6.0) | 50 (3.6) | 93 (4.2) | 177 (3.6) | 14 (2.4) |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married/partnered | 763 (81.6) | 1034 (75.5) | 1638 (74.6) | 3106 (62.9) | 374 (63.7) |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 126 (13.5) | 262 (19.1) | 449 (20.4) | 1537 (31.1) | 194 (33.0) |
| Never married | 46 (4.9) | 73 (5.3) | 110 (5.0) | 294 (6.0) | 19 (3.2) |
| Education | |||||
| Less than upper secondary | 213 (23.3) | 345 (25.4) | 687 (31.6) | 2221 (45.4) | 284 (48.8) |
| Upper secondary and vocational training | 453 (49.4) | 657 (48.3) | 961 (44.2) | 1842 (37.6) | 195 (33.5) |
| Tertiary education | 197 (21.5) | 252 (18.5) | 352 (16.2) | 407 (8.3) | 54 (9.3) |
| Other | 54 (5.9) | 106 (7.8) | 172 (7.9) | 427 (8.7) | 49 (8.4) |
| Employment | |||||
| Not working | 354 (37.9) | 612 (44.7) | 1159 (52.8) | 3891 (78.8) | 534 (91.0) |
| Currently working | 580 (62.1) | 757 (55.3) | 1038 (47.2) | 1045 (21.2) | 53 (9.0) |
The numbers are presented as absolute numbers and percentages unless otherwise specified.
The clusters differ, statistically significant (p<0.0001).