Table 2 Baseline socioeconomic characteristics of participants and informants by age group
From: A Population-based study of dementia in the oldest old: the Monzino 80-plus Study
| Â | 80-84 | 85-89 | 90-94 | 95+ | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 542 | 581 | 569 | 150 | 1,842 |
Mean education (SD), years | 5.5 (2.6) | 4.9 (2.0) | 5.1 (2.9) | 4.7 (2.4) | 5.1 (2.5) |
Main occupation 1, % | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   manual workers | 76.3 | 81.4 | 69.9 | 77.9 | 76.0 |
   crafts and trades | 11.3 | 10.8 | 16.3 | 11.0 | 12.7 |
   professionals and clerks | 11.7 | 6.6 | 11.9 | 8.3 | 9.9 |
Living alone,% | 37.5 | 38.0 | 35.3 | 19.8 | 35.8 |
Living in institutions, % | 3.5 | 10.9 | 16.3 | 26.0 | 11.6 |
Economic condition, insufficient, % | 8.4 | 14.4 | 7.3 | 13.3 | 10.4 |
Home ownership, % | 94.4 | 91.9 | 92.2 | 93.9 | 92.9 |
Principal informant, child or spouse, % | 80.3 | 76.1 | 75.2 | 75.4 | 76.8 |
Informants' mean age (SD), years | 61.4 (13.7) | 59.6 (11.1) | 61.6 (9.6) | 64.4 (9.8) | 61.1 (11.3) |
Informants' mean education (SD), years | 8.1 (3.7) | 8.5 (3.9) | 8.9 (3.9) | 8.7 (3.8) | 8.5 (3.9) |