Table 1 Social-demographic characteristics in the urban and rural areas
From: The prevalence of dementia in a Portuguese community sample: a 10/66 Dementia Research Group study
Total (n = 1405) | Urban (n = 697) | Rural (n = 708) | χ2 | df | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group (MV) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
65–69 years | 359 | 193(27.7%) | 166(23.5%) | 28.0 | 3 | <0.001 |
70–74 years | 353 | 196(28.1%) | 157(22.2%) | |||
75–79 years | 340 | 175(25.1%) | 165(23.3%) | |||
80+ years | 353 | 133(19.1%) | 220(31.1%) | |||
Gender (MV) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Female | 779 | 373(53.5%) | 406(57.3%) | 2.1 | 1 | 0.149 |
Educational level (MV) | 70 | 57(8.2%) | 13(1.8%) | |||
No education | 225 | 75(10.8%) | 150(21.2%) | 124.9 | 1 | <0.001 |
Primary (not completed) | 272 | 78(11.2%) | 194(27.4%) | |||
Completed primary | 770 | 446(64.0%) | 324(45.8%) | |||
Completed secondary | 49 | 31(4.5%) | 18(2.5%) | |||
Completed tertiary | 19 | 10(1.4%) | 9(1.3%) | |||
Marital status (MV) | 7 | 1 | 6 | |||
Never married | 61 | 19(2.7%) | 42(5.9%) | 35.9 | 4 | <0.001 |
Married or cohabiting | 946 | 509(73.0%) | 437(61.7%) | |||
Widowed | 349 | 140(20.1%) | 209(29.5%) | |||
Divorced or separated | 42 | 28(4.0%) | 14(2.0%) | |||
Previous occupation (MV) | 24 | 27 | 40 | |||
Professional/managerial | 171 | 127(18.2%) | 44(6.2%) | 88.2 | 4 | <0.001 |
Trade/clerical | 197 | 123(17.7%) | 74(10.4%) | |||
Skilled laborer | 520 | 256(36.7%) | 264(37.3%) | |||
Unskilled manual laborer/agricultural worker | 497 | 185(26.5%) | 312(44.1%) | |||
Living arrangements (MV) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Alone | 295 | 102(14.6%) | 193(27.3%) | 57.6 | 4 | <0.001 |
With spouse only | 767 | 388(55.7%) | 379(53.5%) | |||
With adult children | 30 | 25(3.6%) | 5(0.7%) | |||
Other situations | 313 | 182(26.1%) | 131(18.1%) | |||
Source of income (MV) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Any government or occupational pension | 1266 | 600(86.1%) | 666(94.1%) | 25.1 | 1 | <0.001 |
Number of household assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
0–3 assets | 5 | 2(0.3%) | 3(0.4%) | 15.1 | 1 | <0.001 |
4–5 assets | 57 | 14(2.0%) | 43(6.2%) | |||
6–7 assets | 1343 | 681(97.7%) | 662(93.5%) |