Table 1 Demographics and travel characteristics of older travellers
From: Retrospective analysis of older travellers attending a specialist travel health clinic
Characteristics | Frequency (N) | Proportion (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
 Mean Age (Years) | 65.42 |  |
 60–64 years | 155 | 46.4 |
  > =65 years | 179 | 53.5 |
 Total | 334 |  |
Gender | ||
 Male | 154 | 46.1 |
 Female | 180 | 53.8 |
 Total | 334 |  |
Country of origin | ||
 Ireland | 289 | 87.3 |
 UK | 28 | 8.4 |
 USA | 6 | 1.8 |
 Germany | 2 | 0.6 |
 Ghana | 2 | 0.6 |
 Philippines | 2 | 0.6 |
 Poland | 1 | 0.3 |
 UAE | 1 | 0.3 |
 Total | 331 |  |
Travel alone/accompanied | ||
 Alone | 70 | 21.1 |
 With one | 35 | 10.5 |
 With two | 155 | 46.8 |
 With three | 18 | 5.4 |
 Between 4 and 10 | 35 | 10.6 |
 More than 11 | 18 | 5.4 |
 Total | 331 |  |
Occupation | ||
 Retired | 235 | 69.9 |
 All Employees | 54 | 16.1 |
 Constructors | 25 | 7.4 |
 Medical Practitioners | 12 | 3.6 |
 Others | 10 | 2.9 |
 Total | 336 | 100 |
Accommodation | ||
 Hotel | 279 | 83.0 |
 Hostel | 8 | 2.4 |
 Camping | 5 | 1.5 |
 Cruise | 5 | 1.5 |
 Others | 19 | 5.7 |
 Unknown | 5 | 1.5 |
 Multiple | 15 | 4.5 |
 Total | 336 | 100 |
Purpose of travel | ||
 Business | 12 | 3.6 |
 Holiday | 260 | 77.6 |
 Assignment | 13 | 3.9 |
 Trekking | 5 | 1.5 |
 Visiting friends-relatives | 23 | 6.9 |
 Others | 1 | 0.2 |
 Unknown | 4 | 1.1 |
 Multiple | 17 | 5.0 |
 Total | 335 | 100 |