Similar to men, widowed women were approximately 10
years older than married women, but there was no difference
in mean age among divorced, single and married
women. Unmarried women were more likely to be current
smokers and to have low interest in health screening compared
with married women. Unlike men, single women
were likely to be more educated, employed, to have high
perceived stress and to consume more ethanol compared
with married women. The proportion having a history of
hypertension was lower in divorced and single women
and higher in widowed women, and that of diabetes was
higher in unmarried women than married women. The
results of psychological variables and the proportion of
having a child in women were very similar to those in
men.