Table 2 Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression results for living alone

Gender

Female

450

13.62

2.72

2.26

3.28

< 0.001

2.74

2.28

3.31

< 0.001

Male (ref)

161

5.48

1.00

Age [23].

70 and up

393

14.52

2.59

2.18

3.08

3.10

2.51

3.83

< 0.001

< 70 (ref)

218

6.16

1.00

Education

No Education. Preschool

234

11.00

1.43

1.11

1.85

0.006

1.44

1.17

1.78

0.001

Primary

284

9.75

1.25

0.98

1.60

0.074

2.38

1.73

3.29

< 0.001

Secondary and high (ref)

91

7.95

1.00

1.00

Wealth

Poor

406

11.71

2.09

1.66

2.63

< 0.001

2.84

2.17

3.71

< 0.001

Middle

108

9.39

1.63

1.23

2.17

0.001

1.75

1.30

2.37

< 0.001

Rich (ref)

97

5.97

1.00

Region

West

233

11.66

3.03

2.15

4.28

< 0.001

3.18

2.20

4.59

< 0.001

South

68

9.58

2.43

1.63

3.64

< 0.001

2.12

1.39

3.22

< 0.001

Central

119

9.08

2.30

1.59

3.32

< 0.001

2.66

1.81

3.91

< 0.001

North

151

11.92

3.11

2.17

4.45

< 0.001

3.12

2.15

4.53

< 0.001

East (ref)

40

4.17

1.00

–

–

–

House ownership

Not

171

15.05

1.90

1.57

2.29

< 0.001

1.90

1.55

2.32

< 0.001

Owned by a HH member (ref)

435

8.55

1.00

Working in a paid job

No

587

10,.37

2.67

1.76

4.05

< 0.001

1,31

0.85

2.04

0.226

Yes (ref)

24

4.16

1.00