Comparison between women with and without mobility impairment
| Parameter | Women without mobility impairment (n=6794) | Women with mobility impairment (n=2697) | P value, χ2 test | ||
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Age groups | |||||
| 20–49 (n=3270) | 2919 | 43.0 | 351 | 13.0 | P<0.0001 |
| 50–69 (n=3971) | 2839 | 42.8 | 1132 | 42.0 | |
| 70+ (n=2250) | 1036 | 15.3 | 1214 | 45.1 | |
| Civil status | |||||
| Never married (n=1515) | 1259 | 18.5 | 256 | 9.5 | P<0.0001 |
| Married (n=5386) | 4097 | 60.3 | 1289 | 47.8 | |
| Widowed (n=1324) | 604 | 8.9 | 720 | 26.7 | |
| Divorced (n=1266) | 834 | 12.3 | 432 | 16.0 | |
| Region | |||||
| England (n=7895) | 5695 | 83.8 | 2200 | 81.6 | P<0.0001 |
| Wales (n=421) | 269 | 4.0 | 152 | 5.6 | |
| Scotland (n=822) | 596 | 8.8 | 226 | 8.4 | |
| Northern Ireland (n=353) | 234 | 3.4 | 119 | 4.4 | |
| Urbanisation | |||||
| Thinly populated are (n=1322) | 945 | 13.9 | 377 | 14.0 | P=0.992 |
| Moderate-populated area (n=2575) | 1842 | 27.1 | 733 | 27.2 | |
| Densely populated area (n=5594) | 4007 | 59.0 | 1587 | 58.8 | |
| Education | |||||
| Primary/lower secondary (n=3040) | 1699 | 25.0 | 1341 | 49.7 | P<0.0001 |
| Upper secondary (n=3223) | 2394 | 35.2 | 829 | 30.7 | |
| Post secondary/tertiary, short (n=1495) | 1156 | 17.0 | 339 | 12.6 | |
| Tertiary (n=1733) | 1545 | 22.7 | 188 | 7.0 | |
| Income quintiles | |||||
| First quintile (n=1962) | 1108 | 16.3 | 854 | 31.7 | P<0.0001 |
| Second quintile (n=2008) | 1336 | 19.7 | 672 | 24.9 | |
| Third quintile (n=1932) | 1352 | 19.9 | 580 | 21.5 | |
| Fourth quintile (n=1852) | 1493 | 22.0 | 359 | 13.3 | |
| Fifth quintile (n=1737) | 1505 | 22.2 | 232 | 8.6 | |
| Employment | |||||
| Unemployed (n=360) | 271 | 4.0 | 89 | 3.3 | P<0.0001 |
| Employed (n=4304) | 3836 | 56.5 | 468 | 17.4 | |
| Inactive (n=4827) | 2687 | 39.6 | 2140 | 79.4 | |
| Health self-assessment | |||||
| Bad (n=797) | 90 | 1.3 | 707 | 26.2 | P<0.0001 |
| Fair (n=1896) | 774 | 11.4 | 1122 | 41.6 | |
| Good (n=6798) | 5930 | 87.3 | 868 | 32.2 | |
| Help from neighbours | |||||
| Difficult (n=1312) | 805 | 11.9 | 507 | 18.8 | P<0.0001 |
| Possible (n=1923) | 1426 | 21.0 | 497 | 18.4 | |
| Easy (n=6256) | 4563 | 67.2 | 1693 | 62.8 | |
For more information on the variables, see the European Health Interview Survey Wave 2 methodological manual.28