Not consulted HCP past year (n = 1028) | Consulted HCP past year (n = 783) | |
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Mean (sd) age | 67.7 (9.7) | 65.4 (9.4) |
Gender – female | 736 (72 %) | 531 (68 %) |
Socio-economic classification (1/2/3)a | 153 (17 %)/133 (15 %)/603 (68 %) | 104 (16 %)/95 (14 %)/465 (70 %) |
Living alone (yes) | 281 (29 %) | 215 (29 %) |
Mean (sd) age left school | 14.9 (1.0) | 15.0 (1.0) |
Went on to FT ed (yes) | 109 (11 %) | 68 (9 %) |
Adult qualifications (yes) | 294 (29 %) | 207 (27 %) |
Most problematic hand b | 445 (44 %)/208 (21 %)/348 (35 %) | 304 (40 %)/164 (22 %)/293 (38 %) |