Association between social support and ambulance use among older people in Japan: an empirical cross-sectional study

Asano, Yotaro; Takasugi, Tomo; Ueno, Keiko; Kondo, Naoki; Yoshino, Atsuto; Ojima, Toshiyuki

doi:10.1186/s12873-024-00953-8

Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: Association between social support and ambulance use among older people in Japan: an empirical cross-sectional study

	Total		People who did not call an ambulance		People who called ambulance, but were not hospitalized		People who called an ambulance and were hospitalized
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Gender	21,471
Female	11,191	52.1	10,499	52.6	341	50.0	350	41.5
Male	10,280	47.9	9446	47.4	342	50.0	493	58.5
Age (years)	21,471
65 ~ 69	5155	24.0	4922	24.7	117	17.1	116	13.8
70 ~ 74	6383	29.7	6016	30.1	164	24.0	203	24.1
75 ~ 79	5162	24.0	4768	23.9	175	25.6	219	26.0
80 ~ 84	3135	14.6	2820	14.1	131	19.1	184	21.8
≧85	1636	7.6	1419	7.1	96	14.1	121	14.4
Years of education	21,068
≧13	6486	30.8	6113	31.2	176	26.1	197	24.3
10 ~ 12	9035	42.9	8423	43.0	271	40.2	341	42.1
6 ~ 9	5233	24.8	4765	24.3	214	31.8	254	31.4
< 6	143	0.7	126	0.6	7	1.0	10	1.2
Others	171	0.8	157	0.8	6	0.9	8	1.0
Self-rated health status	21,149
Good	18,268	86.4	172,233	98.6	499	74.3	546	66.7
Poor	2881	13.6	2435	1.4	173	25.7	273	33.4
Marital status (currently married)	21,150
Yes	15,502	73.3	14,441	73.5	463	68.7	598	73.3
No	5483	26.0	5073	25.8	201	29.8	209	25.6
Others	165	0.8	146	0.7	10	1.5	9	1.1
Annual equivalent income	21,471
≧4 million	2200	10.2	2111	10.6	52	76.1	57	6.8
2 million~ < 4 million	7464	34.8	7006	35.1	228	33.4	230	27.3
< 2 million	9158	42.7	8416	42.2	314	46.0	428	50.8
non-responsive	2629	12.2	2412	12.1	89	13.0	128	15.2
About people around you who listen to your complaints
Family members listen to your complaints	21,122
Yes	18,026	85.3	16,812	85.6	539	81.4	675	82.4
No	3096	14.7	2829	14.4	123	18.6	144	17.6
Neighbors or friends listen to your complaints	21,122
Yes	10,670	50.5	10,007	51.0	319	48.2	344	42.0
No	10,452	49.5	9634	49.0	343	51.8	475	58.0
There is no one to listen to your complaints	21,122
Yes	1028	4.9	931	4.7	54	8.2	43	5.3
No	20,094	95.1	18,710	95.3	608	91.8	776	94.7
About people around you whose complaints you listen to
You listen to your family’s complaints	20,987
Yes	16,991	81.0	15,874	81.2	500	75.6	617	77.2
No	3996	19.0	3653	18.8	161	24.4	182	22.8
You listen to neighboors’ or friends’ complaints	20,987
Yes	10,825	51.6	10,180	52.1	316	47.8	329	41.1
No	10,162	48.4	9347	47.9	345	52.2	470	58.9
You have no one to listen to his or her complaints	20,987
Yes	1326	6.3	1183	6.1	71	10.7	72	9.0
No	19,661	93.7	18,334	93.9	590	89.3	727	91.0
About pople who take care of you when you fall ill
Family members take care of you	21,141
Yes	19,693	93.1	18,350	93.4	601	90.0	742	90.1
No	1448	6.9	1303	6.6	68	10.0	77	9.9
Neighbors or friends take care of you	21,141
Yes	1594	7.5	1461	7.4	54	8.1	79	9.6
No	19,547	92.5	18,192	92.6	615	91.9	740	90.4
There is no one who takes care of you	21,141
Yes	1078	5.1	977	5.0	50	7.5	51	6.2
No	20,063	94.9	18,676	95.0	619	91.5	368	93.8
About people who you take care of when they fall ill
You take care of family	21,141
Yes	15,687	74.2	14,675	74.7	459	68.6	553	65.1
No	5080	25.8	4656	25.3	187	31.4	237	34.9
You take care of neighbors or friends	21,141
Yes	1773	8.4	1648	8.4	51	76.2	74	9.0
No	18,994	91.6	17,683	91.6	595	23.8	716	91.0
There is no one who you take care of	21,141
Yes	4600	21.8	4216	21.5	169	25.3	215	26.3
No	16,167	88.2	15,115	78.5	477	74.7	575	73.7

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