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Table 1 Person-wave observationsa according to individual characteristics at baseline by migrant origin (2004–2015)

From: Differences in the health transition patterns of migrants and non-migrants aged 50 and older in southern and western Europe (2004–2015)

 

Non-migrants

Western migrants

Non-western migrants

N

%

N

%

N

%

Sex

 Male

53,353

45.8

3267*

42.8*

1482*

50.0*

 Female

63,184

54.2

4370*

57.2*

1480*

50.0*

Age, years

 50–54

24,258

20.8

1590

20.8

1052*

35.5*

 55–59

22,012

18.9

1336*

17.5*

635*

21.4*

 60–64

20,125

17.3

1344

17.6

465

15.7

 65–69

16,994

14.6

1202*

15.7*

345*

11.6*

 70–74

13,860

11.9

911

11.9

223*

7.5*

 75–79

10,070

8.6

655

8.6

137*

4.6*

 80–84

5875

5.0

409

5.4

75*

2.5*

 85+

3343

2.9

190

2.5

30*

1.0*

Length of residence (years)

 0–9

0

0.0

450

5.9

191

6.5

 10+

116,537

100.0

7172

94.1

2763

93.5

Marital status

 Married

85,089

73.1

5353*

70.1*

2095*

70.8*

 Separated

10,092

8.7

898*

11.8*

406*

13.7*

 Single

7010

6.0

396*

5.2*

173

5.8

 Widowed

14,285

12.3

989

13.0

287*

9.7*

Education

 Primary or lower

32,385

27.8

1385*

18.2*

894*

30.3*

 Secondary

55,767

47.9

3467*

45.4*

1100*

37.3*

 Higher

27,773

23.8

2614*

34.3*

879*

29.8*

 Other

536

0.5

163*

2.1*

74*

2.5*

Job status

 Retired

54,888

47.4

3664

48.3

874*

29.7*

 Active

37,019

31.9

2412

31.8

1124*

38.3*

 Unemployed or inactive

22,472

19.4

1418

18.7

872*

29.7*

 Other

1537

1.3

89

1.2

68*

2.3*

BMI

 Underweight

1365

1.2

123*

1.6*

37

1.3

 Normal weight

45,393

39.8

2897

38.6

1213

42.0

 Overweight

47,382

41.6

3198

42.6

1107*

38.3*

 Obese

19,807

17.4

1281

17.1

530

18.4

Ever smoked

 No

60,766

52.3

3929

51.7

1656*

56.1*

 Yes

55,433

47.7

3671

48.3

1294*

43.9*

Vigorous activities

 More than once a week

43,078

37.1

2851

37.5

936*

31.8*

 Once a week

15,866

13.7

1022

13.5

345*

11.7*

 One to three times a month

9538

8.2

540*

7.1*

200*

6.8*

 Hardly ever or never

47,700

41.1

3185

41.9

1466*

49.7*

Moderate activities

 More than once a week

83,372

71.8

5578*

73.4*

1909*

64.7*

 Once a week

14,959

12.9

925

12.2

466*

15.8*

 One to three times a month

5806

5.0

356

4.7

153

5.2

 Hardly ever or never

12,053

10.4

739

9.7

423*

14.3*

TOTAL

116,537

 

7637

 

2962

 
  1. Source: Own calculations based on data from respondents aged 50 and older in 10 southern and western European countries in SHARE (2004–2015)
  2. *Proportion statistically significantly different from that of non-migrants (p < 0.05), except for length of residence (difference between western and non-western migrants)
  3. aThese observations pertain to the sample used in the analysis of self-rated health transitions (see methods section for information on the various samples). The comparison of the background characteristics of the person-wave observations of migrants and non-migrants in the samples used in the analyses of depression and diabetes followed the same pattern