Perceived conflict in the couple and chronic illness management: Preliminary analyses from the Quebec Health Survey

Table 1 Sample socio-demographic Characteristics

Variables	Males (n = 3170)	Females (n = 4377)
Age
18–44	45.4	54.4
45–64	38.5	36.1
65+	16.1	9.5
Education
Primary	17.6	12.5
Secondary	37.8	40.0
Diploma/some university	40.6	45.1
University Degree	4.0	2.4
Employment
Part/Fulltime	70.0	55.2
Not working	30.0	44.8
Income
< 6000$	6.0	31.1
6000–19999	25.2	33.3
20000–39999	38.3	24.5
≥ 40000	30.5	11.1
Marital Status
Married*	69.1	66.1
Common Law**	24.6	24.3
Wid/Sep/Div. and do not live with their partner	1.4	2.6
Never married and do not live with their partner	5.0	7.0
Couple Conflict
None	74.0	70.2
Little	13.4	12.8
Moderate	7.3	8.6
Severe	5.3	8.4
Number of Chronic Health Problems
One	49.8	40.4
More than one	50.2	59.6

* married and living with their spouse; ** living with a partner and married/separated or widowed, or divorced, or never married

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