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Table 1 Socio-demographics distributions of participants

From: Physical activity level, fear of falling and quality of life: a comparison between community-dwelling and assisted-living older adults

Variable

Class

Assisted-living facility (n=53)

f (%)

Community-dwelling (n=61)

f (%)

χ2(n=114)

p

Gender

Male

6 (11.3)

33 (54.1)

23.06

< 0.001*

Female

47 (88.7)

28 (45.9)

 

Marital status

Single

0 (0)

2 (3.3)

33.50

< 0.001*

Married

8 (15.1)

40 (65.6)

 

Widowed/ Divorced

45 (84.9)

19 (31.1)

 

Occupation

Active

0 (0)

31 (50.8)

37.00

< 0.001*

Inactive

53 (100)

30 (49.2)

 

Literacy level

Literate

17 (32.1)

33 (54.1)

5.59

0.020*

Non-literate

36 (67.9)

28 (45.9)

 
  1. KEY
  2. *= significant at p< 0.05
  3. Active = Having some form of occupational engagement predominantly trading/farming.
  4. Literate = Could read and/or write either in English or Igbo Language.