Variable

n

Category

n

%

Gender

637

Male

291

45.7

Female

346

54.3

Age group

631

Ages 65 to 74

206

32.6

Age 75 or older

425

67.4

Household structure

628

Live alone

114

18.2

Live with my spouse

272

43.3

Live with my spouse and children

133

21.2

Live with children (no spouse)

80

12.7

Other

29

4.6

Have a job (with income)a

635

Yes

189

29.8

No

446

70.2

Education level

633

Elementary and middle school

181

28.6

High school

329

52.0

College

75

11.8

Other

48

7.6

Religion

617

Yes

255

41.3

No

362

58.7

Type of religion (multiple answer question)

235

Buddhism

226

96.2

Shintoism

16

6.8

Christianity

3

1.3

Other

10

4.3

Economic affluence (subjective sense of economic affluence)

625

Not affluent

74

11.8

Not really affluent

208

33.3

Slightly affluent

300

48.0

Quite affluent

43

6.9