Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study population
From: Predictors of self-reported health among the elderly in Ghana: a cross sectional study
Variables | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
SRH | ||
 Good health | 2034 | 79.9 |
 Poor health | 579 | 20.1 |
Age | ||
 60–69 | 1204 | 45.1 |
 70–79 | 983 | 37.6 |
 Above 80 | 426 | 16.3 |
Sex | ||
 Male | 1314 | 50.3 |
 Female | 1299 | 49.7 |
Marital Status | ||
 Never married | 27 | 1.0 |
 Married/co-habiting | 1268 | 48.8 |
 Separated/divorced | 351 | 13.5 |
 Widowed | 950 | 36.6 |
Education Level | ||
 No formal education | 1726 | 66.4 |
 Primary | 443 | 17.0 |
 Secondary | 359 | 13.8 |
 Tertiary | 73 | 2.8 |
Work status | ||
 Never worked | 47 | 1.8 |
 Public | 219 | 8.4 |
 Private | 82 | 3.2 |
 Informal | 2254 | 86.6 |
Health insurance | ||
 Uninsured | 1482 | 56.7 |
 Insured | 1131 | 43.3 |
Chronic condition | ||
 Chronic condition | 1665 | 63.9 |
 One chronic condition | 619 | 23.8 |
 More than one condition | 320 | 12.3 |
Income quintile | ||
 Lowest | 1106 | 42.4 |
 Middle | 530 | 20.3 |
 High | 973 | 37.3 |
Locality | ||
 Urban | 1012 | 38.7 |
 Rural | 1601 | 61.3 |
Subjective wellbeing | ||
 Satisfied | 894 | 34.21 |
 Not satisfied | 1719 | 65.79 |
Quality of life | ||
 Good | 1040 | 39.8 |
 Poor | 1573 | 60.2 |
Functional limitation | ||
 Not functionally limited | 1328 | 50.8 |
 Functionally Limited | 1285 | 49.2 |
Disability | ||
 Not disabled | 1622 | 62.1 |
 Disabled | 991 | 37.9 |
Physical activity | ||
 None | 1999 | 76.6 |
 Moderate exercise | 330 | 23.4 |
Tobacco Use | ||
 Never used | 2035 | 77.9 |
 Previously used | 283 | 10.8 |
 Currently use | 295 | 11.3 |
Alcohol | ||
 Non-drinker | 1243 | 47.6 |
 Previous drinker | 632 | 24.2 |
 Current drinker | 738 | 28.2 |
Region | ||
 Upper West | 273 | 2.9 |
 Western | 294 | 11.3 |
 Central | 281 | 10.8 |
 Ashanti | 390 | 14.9 |
 Brong Ahafo | 252 | 9.6 |
 Northern | 247 | 9.5 |
 Upper East | 174 | 6.7 |
 Greater Accra | 76 | 10.4 |
 Eastern | 360 | 13.8 |
 Volta | 266 | 10.2 |