Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic and personal characteristics of older adults (n,%) (n = 6244)
From: Descriptors of living alone for elders: based on Turkey national data
Socio-demographic and personal characteristics | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
n | %a | ||
Gender | Male | 2940 | 47.09 |
Female | 3304 | 52.91 | |
Living alone | No | 5633 | 90.21 |
Yes | 611 | 9.79 | |
Marital Status (6243) | Married | 4437 | 71.07 |
Widowed | 1603 | 25.68 | |
Other (Divorced, not living together) | 203 | 3.25 | |
Education (6184) | No Education, Preschool | 2127 | 34.39 |
Primary | 2912 | 47.09 | |
Secondary and high | 1145 | 18.52 | |
Wealth | Poor | 3468 | 55.54 |
Middle | 1150 | 18.42 | |
Rich | 1626 | 26.04 | |
Region | West | 1998 | 31.99 |
South | 710 | 11.37 | |
Central | 1310 | 20.98 | |
North | 1267 | 20.29 | |
East | 959 | 15.36 | |
Type of place of residence | Urban | 3535 | 56.61 |
Rural | 2709 | 43.39 | |
Place of birth | Province center | 585 | 9.58 |
District center | 1089 | 17.83 | |
Sub-istrict/village | 4433 | 72.59 | |
Working in a paid job (6239) | No | 5662 | 90.75 |
Yes | 577 | 9.25 | |
Mean | Std. Deviation | ||
Age | Year | 69.77 | 8.07 |