Table 1 Categorical predictor variables, by sex and total
Variables | Men | Women | Total | X² | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
Sociodemographic: | ||||||||
Sex | 198 | 34.6 | 375 | 65.4 | 573 | 100 | ||
Marital status: | ||||||||
Widower | 17 | 8.6 | 120 | 32.0 | 137 | 23.9 | X²=89.289, p = 0.001 | ** |
Married | 156 | 78.8 | 143 | 38.1 | 299 | 52.2 | ||
Never married | 7 | 3.5 | 55 | 14.7 | 62 | 10.8 | ||
Divorced | 18 | 9.1 | 57 | 15.2 | 75 | 82.5 | ||
Type of cohabitation (Who do you live with? ): | ||||||||
Couple † | 159 | 80.3 | 164 | 43.7 | 323 | 56.4 | X²=70.461, p = 0.001 | ** |
Children | 94 | 47.5 | 170 | 45.3 | 264 | 46.1 | X²=0.239, p = 0.686 | |
Parents | 4 | 2.0 | 7 | 1.9 | 11 | 1.9 | X²=0.016, p = 1.000 | |
Siblings | 6 | 3.0 | 26 | 6.9 | 32 | 5.6 | X²=3.744, p = 0.056 | |
(Great)grandson | 23 | 11.6 | 75 | 20.0 | 98 | 17.1 | X²=6.424, p = 0.013 | * |
Other | 31 | 15.7 | 87 | 23.2 | 118 | 20.6 | X²=4.060, p = 0.0439 | * |
Social participation: | ||||||||
church | 91 | 46.0 | 244 | 65.1 | 335 | 58.5 | X²=19.481, p = 0.001 | ** |
peer group (MAS program) | 25 | 12.6 | 73 | 19.5 | 98 | 17.1 | X²=4.277, p = 0.063 | |
In community group | 74 | 37.4 | 205 | 54.7 | 279 | 48.7 | X²=15.511, p = 0.001 | ** |
Caregiver of a family member | 21 | 10.6 | 87 | 23.2 | 108 | 18.8 | X²=13.437, p = 0.001 | ** |
Exposure to stressful events: | ||||||||
1. Own illness | 51 | 25.8 | 104 | 27.7 | 155 | 27.1 | X²=0.256, p = 0.623 | |
2. Illness of a family member | 66 | 33.3 | 133 | 35.5 | 199 | 34.7 | X²=0.260, p = 0.647 | |
3. Death of a loved one | 8 | 4.0 | 16 | 4.3 | 24 | 4.2 | X²=0.017, p = 1.000 | |
4. Death of a close friend | 78 | 39.4 | 113 | 30.1 | 191 | 33.3 | X²=5.001, p = 0.027 | * |
5. Separation of the couple | 7 | 3.5 | 11 | 2.9 | 18 | 3.1 | X²=0.154, p = 0.800 | |
6. Breakup of a stable relationship | 5 | 2.5 | 6 | 1.6 | 11 | 1.9 | X²=0.589, p = 0.566 | |
7. Serious problem with a friend or close friend | 14 | 7.1 | 29 | 7.7 | 43 | 7.5 | X²=0.082, p = 0.861 | |
8. Unemployment or unsuccessful job search | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 1.9 | 15 | 2.6 | X²=2.402, p = 0.182 | |
9. You have been fired from your job † | - | - | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.3 | X²=1.060, p = 0.544 | |
10. Serious economic crisis | 24 | 12.1 | 51 | 13.6 | 75 | 13.1 | X²=0.249, p = 0.708 | |
11. Problems with the police or justice | 4 | 2.0 | 8 | 2.1 | 12 | 2.1 | X²=0.008, p = 1.000 | |
12. Victim of theft | 18 | 9.1 | 39 | 10.4 | 57 | 9.9 | X²=0.248, p = 0.666 | |
13. Another type of problem | 6 | 3.0 | 26 | 6.9 | 32 | 5.6 | X²=3.744, p = 0.049 | * |