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Table 1 Characteristics of participants, by setting

From: Promoting independence, health and well-being for older people: a feasibility study of computer-aided health and social risk appraisal system in primary care

Characteristica

Urban

(Ealing)

n (%)

N = 171

Semi-rural

(Hertfordshire)

n (%)

N = 283

Overall

n (%)

N = 454

Age group

 65-74 years

94 (55.0%)

178 (62.9%)

272 (59.9%)

 75-84 years

63 (36.8%)

88 (31.1%)

151 (33.3%)

 85+ yrs

14 (8.2%)

17 (6.0%)

31 (6.8%)

 Female

108 (63.2%)

132 (46.6%)

240 (52.9%)

 Born outside UK (missing = 4)

60 (35.7%)

12 (4.3%)

72 (16.0%)

 Self-reported Black & Minority Ethnic Group (missing = 7)

53 (31.7%)

9 (3.2%)

62 (13.9%)

 Living alone (missing = 5)

53 (31.6%)

60 (21.4%)

113 (25.2%)

 Married or equivalent (missing = 8)

93 (56.4%)

209 (74.6%)

302 (67.9%)

 Owner occupier (missing = 7)

148 (89.2%)

255 (90.8%)

403 (90.2%)

Age completed education (missing = 3)

 16 years or less

74 (44.1%)

200 (70.7%)

274 (60.8%)

 17 years or more

94 (56.0%)

83 (29.3%)

177 (39.3%)

Currently employed (missing = 8)

20 (12.0%)

30 (10.7%)

50 (11.2%)

Volunteering (missing = 7)

54 (32.1%)

57 (20.4%)

111 (24.8%)

Mobile phone use (missing = 10)

 Never

19 (11.7%)

27 (9.6%)

46 (10.4%)

 Occasional

79 (48.4%)

147 (52.3%)

226 (50.9%)

 Regular

65 (39.9%)

107 (38.1%)

172 (38.7%)

Internet use (missing = 9)

 Never

59 (35.8%)

104 (37.1%)

163 (36.6%)

 Occasionally (<once a week)

13 (7.9%)

22 (7.9%)

35 (7.9%)

 Sometimes (1-3 days a week)

20 (12.1%)

31 (11.1%)

51 (11.5%)

 Often (4 or more days a week)

73 (44.2%)

123 (43.9%)

196 (44.0%)

  1. aData missing for some participants as indicated