Table 2 Number and percentage of sole and non-sole older person by age composition, education, and activity status, Iran, 2016
From: Rising living alone among the elderly in Iran: prevalence and associated factors
Variable | Sole older person | Non-sole older person | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males (n = 4020) | Females (n = 17,904) | Total (n = 21,924) | Males (n = 68,732) | Females (n = 56,891) | Total (n = 125,623) | |
place of residence | ||||||
Urban (n = 106,785) | 5.05 (17.27) | 23.72 (82.73) | 14.48 (100) | 94.95 (54.95) | 76.28 (45.05) | 85.52 (100) |
Rural (n = 40,762) | 6.78 (20.88) | 24.51 (79.12) | 15.86 (100) | 93.22 (54.08) | 75.49 (45.92) | 84.14 (100) |
Age (years) | ||||||
60–69 (n = 84,985) | 3.05 (16.88) | 14.02 (83.12) | 8.72 (100) | 96.95 (51.31) | 85.98 (48.69) | 91.28 (100) |
70–79 (n = 41,137) | 5.71 (14.41) | 33.33 (85.59) | 19.64 (100) | 94.29 (58.15) | 66.67 (41.85) | 80.36 (100) |
≥ 80 (n = 21,425) | 14.19 (24.95) | 47.73 (75.05) | 30.03 (100) | 85.81 (64.73) | 52.27 (35.27) | 69.97 (100) |
Education | ||||||
Illiterate (n = 79,094) | 7.49 (14.41) | 26.82 (85.59) | 15.55 (100) | 92.51 (43.26) | 73.18 (56.74) | 80.45 (100) |
Primary school (n = 33,790) | 4.23 (23.50) | 19.88 (76.50) | 10.63 (100) | 95.77 (63.35) | 80.12 (36.65) | 89.37 (100) |
Secondary & High school (n = 11,638) | 3.33 (25.08) | 17.08 (74.92) | 8.39 (100) | 96.67 (66.66) | 82.92 (33.34) | 91.61 (100) |
Holding a high school diploma (n = 12,897) | 4.14 (30.15) | 15.67 (69.85) | 8.51 (100) | 95.86 (65.02) | 84.33 (34.98) | 91.49 (100) |
University (n = 10,128) | 4.85 (46.56) | 17.34 (53.44) | 7.89 (100) | 95.15 (78.18) | 82.66 (21.82) | 92.11 (100) |
Activity status | ||||||
Employed (n = 26,413) | 4.84 (45.56) | 29.18 (54.44) | 8.87 (100) | 95.16 (87.15) | 70.82 (12.85) | 91.13 (100) |
Seeking work (n = 643) | 5.05 (66.67) | 15.73 (33.33) | 6.53 (100) | 94.95 (87.52) | 84.27 (12.48) | 93.47 (100) |
Student (n = 108) | 10.39 (42.11) | 35.49 (57.89) | 17.59 (100) | 89.61 (77.53) | 64.52 (22.47) | 82.41 (100) |
Homemaker (n = 57,337) | 18.30 (1.15) | 19.54 (98.85) | 19.52 (100) | 81.70 (1.25) | 80.46 (98.75) | 80.48 (100) |
Income recipient (n = 43,816) | 4.72 (29.17) | 42.85 (70.83) | 12.77 (100) | 95.28 (86.17) | 57.15 (13.83) | 87.23 (100) |
Other (n = 19,230) | 7.81 (42.30) | 35.62 (57.70) | 14.21 (100) | 92.19 (82.72) | 64.38 (17.28) | 85.79 (100) |