Table 3 Results of logistic regression analysis of correlates of solo living by age composition, education, and activity status, Iran, 2016

place of residence

 Urban

0.90(0.87–0.93)^***

0.97(0.93–1.01) ^NS

1.08(1.01–1.14)^*

0.97(0.92–1.04)^***

0.84(0.78–0.90)^***

 Rural

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

sex

 Male

0.19(0.18–0.19)^***

0.10(0.10–0.10)^***

0.10(0.09–0.11)^***

0.08(0.07–0.08)^***

0.15(0.14–0.16)^***

 Female

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Education

 Illiterate

2.84(2.63–3.06)^***

1.62 (1.49–1.77)^***

1.88 (1.68–2.10)^***

1.70 (1.45–1.99)^***

1.47 (1.14–1.89)^***

 Primary school

1.39(1.28–1.50)^***

1.35 (1.24–1.48)^***

1.40 (1.25–1.57)^***

1.46(1.23–1.72)^***

1.52 (1.17–1.97)^***

 Secondary & High school

1.07(0.97–1.18) ^NS

1.14(1.03–1.27)^**

1.18(1.03–1.36)^*

1.26(1.04–1.53)^***

1.21 (0.89–1.65) ^NS

 Holding a high school diploma

1.09(0.99–1.19) ^NS

1.01 (0.91–1.12) ^NS

0.99 (0.88–1.13) ^NS

1.11 (0.91–1.34)^***

1.12(0.80–1.56) ^NS

 University

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

activity status

 seeking work

0.72(0.52–0.98)^*

0.83(0.59–1.16) ^NS

0.60 (0.36–1.00) ^*

1.31 (0.74–2.32)^***

0.84 (0.42–1.70) ^NS

 Student

2.19(1.33–3.61)^***

2.80(1.59–4.92)^***

3.24 (1.67–6.30)^***

3.25(0.88–11.97)^***

0.92 (0.16–5.11) ^NS

 Income recipient

2.49(2.38–2.61)^***

0.54(0.51–0.57)^***

0.43(0.39–0.46)^***

0.55 (0.50–0.62)^***

0.82 (0.73–0.92)^***

 homemaker

1.50(1.43–1.58)^***

1.47(1.38–1.56)^***

1.52(1.39–1.66)^***

1.48(1.32–1.66)^***

1.43(1.28–1.60)^***

 Other

1.70(1.61–1.81)^***

0.93(0.87–1.00)^*

1.34 (1.19–1.51)^***

0.88(0.78–1.00)^***

0.94(0.84–1.05) ^NS

 Employed

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

age (years)

 60–69

0.22(0.21–0.23)^***

0.20(0.20–0.21)^***

-

-

-

 70–79

0.57(0.55–0.59)^***

0.53(0.51–0.55)^***

-

-

-

 ≥ 80

Ref

Ref

-

-

-

 Constant

-

0.89(0.80–0.99)^*

0.17(0.15–0.19)^***

0.47(0.38–0.56)^***

0.77(0.58–1.02) ^NS

 Pseudo R2

-

0.16

0.10

0.15

0.12