Table 1 Characteristics of the study population according to household siz
Characteristic | Whole study population | Single person households | Two person households | Three-or-more person households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of individuals | 1,472,185 (100) | 299,698 (20.4) | 555,092 (37.7) | 617,395 (41.9) |
Number of households | 845,182 (100) | 299,698 (35.4) | 295,526 (35.0) | 252,958 (29.9) |
Age, years | ||||
Mean (SD) | 50.6 (18.7) | 59.5 (19.7) | 56.8 (17.2) | 40.6 (14.4) |
18–30 | 248,180 (16.9) | 29,785 (9.9) | 59,775 (10.8) | 158,620 (25.7) |
30–45 | 360,159 (24.5) | 47,193 (15.7) | 77,600 (14.0) | 235,366 (38.1) |
46–65 | 510,973 (34.7) | 93,180 (31.1) | 225,105 (40.6) | 192,688 (31.2) |
66–85 | 308,201 (20.9) | 101,365 (33.8) | 179,043 (32.3) | 27,793 (4.5) |
86+ | 44,672 (3.0) | 28,175 (9.4) | 13,569 (2.4) | 2,928 (0.5) |
Sex | ||||
Men | 693,611 (47.1) | 128,472 (42.9) | 262,355 (47.3) | 302,784 (49.0) |
Women | 778,574 (52.9) | 171,226 (57.1) | 292,737 (52.7) | 314,611 (51.0) |
Socioeconomic position | ||||
1 (lowest) | 275057 (18.7) | 64984 (21.7) | 92550 (16.7) | 117523 (19.0) |
2 | 300894 (20.4) | 64645 (21.6) | 110216 (19.9) | 126033 (20.4) |
3 | 303544 (20.6) | 61154 (20.4) | 116442 (21.0) | 125948 (20.4) |
4 | 274284 (18.6) | 52853 (17.6) | 109265 (19.7) | 112166 (18.2) |
5 (highest) | 318406 (21.6) | 56062 (18.7) | 126619 (22.8) | 135725 (22.0) |
Long-term conditions | ||||
Mean number (SD) | 1.6 (2.0) | 2.4 (2.5) | 1.9 (2.1) | 0.8 (1.4) |
Multimorbidity: ≥2 long-term conditions | 538,762 (36.6) | 159,205 (53.1) | 253,970 (45.7) | 125,587 (20.3) |
