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Tablí 3: AveAage. rnrnbeA o<5 pAoblem diHe>ient gAoup-ó oj Aeipondervti
believe eZdenly to kave.
All respondents 5,8 (n = 684)
7V ++ Age
15-25 6,2 (n = 147)
26-35 6,1 (n = 136)
36-45 5,8 (n = 115)
46-55 5,6 (n = 98)
56-65 5,5 (n = 105)
66-75 5,0 (n = 82)
| | Years of education
-6 5,1 (n = 171)
7-9 6,1 (n = 219)
10- 6,1 (n = 196)
| [ Sosioeconomic status
non-skilled workers 5,3 (n = 65)
skilled workers 5,9 (n = 128)
lcwer office position 5,9 (n = 120)
medium office position 5,9 (n = 177)
higher office position 6,2 (n = 30)
farmers 5,2 (n = 82)
business-men (5,3) (n = 19)
students 6,5 (n = 54)
university students (6,0) (n = 10)
Profession+
service, comtrunication 6,0 (n = 135)
health care 6,3 (n = 39)
ccnmunity service for
old pecple (5,0) (n = 10)
other service for old
pecple (6,1) (n = 12)
educational profession 6,3 (n = 28)
industry, agriculture 5,5 (n = 277)
administration 5,8 (n = 55)
students 6,4 (n = 65)
Average number of problems according to elderly's
(66-75) self-report) 2,5 (n = 82)
+ P
++ p < .001
< .05
Means based on less than 25 subjects
within parantheses