Age at death, years | Sex | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
85–89 (n = 160), n (%) | ≥90 (n = 160), n (%) | Males (n = 102), n (%) | Females (n = 218), n (%) | All (n = 320), n (%) | |
Age at death, years | |||||
Mean (SD), | 86.9 (1.4) | 94.3 (3.3) | 89.0 (3.5) | 91.4 (4.7) | 90.6 (4.5) |
85–89 | – | – | 68 (67) | 92 (42) | 160 (50) |
≥90 | – | – | 34 (33) | 126 (58) | 160 (50) |
Sex | |||||
Males | 68 (42) | 34 (21) | – | – | 102 (32) |
Females | 92 (58) | 126 (79) | – | – | 218 (68) |
Marital statusa | |||||
Married | 47 (30) | 12 (8) | 47 (47) | 12 (6) | 59 (19) |
Widowed | 87 (55) | 123 (77) | 44 (44) | 166 (77) | 210 (66) |
Separated/divorced | 2 (1) | 4 (2) | 2 (2) | 4 (2) | 6 (2) |
Single | 20 (13) | 21 (13) | 7 (7) | 34 (16) | 41 (13) |
Other | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 1 (<1) |
School leaving age, yearsb | |||||
≤14 | 112 (70) | 109 (70) | 72 (72) | 149 (70) | 221 (70) |
≥15 | 47 (30) | 46 (30) | 29 (29) | 64 (30) | 93 (30) |
Accommodation when interviewed | |||||
Own homec | 97 (61) | 69 (43) | 71 (70) | 95 (44) | 166 (52) |
Sheltered housing | 30 (19) | 23 (14) | 13 (13) | 40 (18) | 53 (17) |
Residential home | 25 (16) | 43 (27) | 13 (13) | 55 (25) | 68 (21) |
Nursing home | 5 (3) | 15 (9) | 3 (3) | 17 (8) | 20 (6) |
Hospital | 3 (2) | 10 (6) | 2 (2) | 11 (5) | 13 (4) |
SD = standard deviation.
↵a Marital status was unknown for three people.
↵b School-leaving age was unknown for six people.
↵c ‘Own home’ includes living in a house, flat, or granny flat. Significant differences between age-bands and sex groups are highlighted in bold print (P<0.05 Pearson χ2/Fisher's exact test as appropriate).