Table 1 Characteristics of study participants
Total number of participants = 355 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Â | n | (%) |
Age group | ||
 20–59 years | 108 | 30.4 |
 60–79 years | 183 | 51.6 |
 80 years or older | 64 | 18.0 |
Sex | Â | Â |
 Female | 163 | 45.9 |
 Male | 192 | 54.1 |
Marital status | ||
 Married | 246 | 69.3 |
 Single | 28 | 7.9 |
 Divorced or widowed | 81 | 22.8 |
Living situation | ||
 Not living alone | 289 | 81.4 |
 Living alone | 66 | 18.6 |
Education | ||
 Elementary school or junior high school | 187 | 52.7 |
 High school or junior high school under the old system | 115 | 32.4 |
 Vocational school, junior college, technical school, university, college, graduate school, or other | 53 | 14.9 |
Work status | ||
 Working | 307 | 86.5 |
 Not working | 48 | 13.5 |
Public assistance | ||
 Not receiving | 345 | 97.2 |
 Receiving | 10 | 2.8 |
Physical activity | ||
 Exercising | 53 | 14.9 |
 Not exercising | 302 | 85.1 |
Smoking status | ||
 Ex-smoker or never smoker | 305 | 85.9 |
 Current smoker | 50 | 14.1 |
Alcohol intake | ||
 Not having hazardous drinking or more | 244 | 68.7 |
 Having hazardous drinking or more | 111 | 31.3 |