Demographic characteristics of the analytic sample by receipt of public welfare assistance
| Non-recipients of public welfare assistance | Recipients of public welfare assistance | |
| (N=15 933) | (N=202) | |
| Suicidal ideation | ||
| No | 15 191 (95.3%) | 172 (85.2%) |
| Yes | 742 (4.6%) | 30 (14.9%) |
| Attempted suicide | ||
| No | 15 598 (97.9%) | 182 (90.1%) |
| Yes | 335 (2.1%) | 20 (9.9%) |
| Age | ||
| 65–69 | 4070 (25.5%) | 56 (27.7%) |
| 70–74 | 5030 (31.6%) | 58 (28.7%) |
| 75–79 | 3765 (23.6%) | 50 (24.8%) |
| 80–84 | 2055 (12.9%) | 29 (14.4%) |
| 85+ | 1013 (6.4%) | 9 (4.5%) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 8233 (51.7%) | 116 (57.4%) |
| Female | 7700 (48.3%) | 86 (42.6%) |
| A no of household members | ||
| 1 (ie, living alone) | 2193 (13.8%) | 109 (54.0%) |
| 2 | 9576 (60.1%) | 81 (40.1%) |
| 3+ | 4164 (26.1%) | 12 (5.9%) |
| Education | ||
| ≤9 years | 3529 (22.2%) | 80 (39.6%) |
| >9 years | 12 404 (77.9%) | 122 (60.4%) |
| Equivalised household income (JPY10 000) | ||
| <JPY100 | 1618 (10.2%) | 90 (44.6%) |
| ≥JPY100 to <JPY200 | 5569 (35.0%) | 78 (38.6%) |
| ≥JPY200 to <JPY300 | 3900 (24.5%) | 15 (7.4%) |
| ≥JPY300 to <JPY400 | 2817 (17.7%) | 9 (4.5%) |
| ≥JPY400 | 2029 (12.7%) | 10 (5.0%) |
| Depressive symptoms | ||
| No | 12 619 (79.2%) | 106 (52.5%) |
| Yes | 3314 (20.8%) | 96 (47.5%) |
| Medical conditions | ||
| None | 3686 (23.1%) | 42 (20.8%) |
| 1 or 2 | 9454 (59.3%) | 105 (52.0%) |
| 3+ | 2793 (17.5%) | 55 (27.2%) |
| IADL | ||
| ≤4 | 6621 (41.6%) | 74 (36.6%) |
| 5 | 9312 (58.4%) | 128 (63.4%) |
IADL, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living.