Socio-demographic characteristics | Male Nm = 394 | Female Nf = 433 | Overall N = 827 |
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n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Age group | |||
 65 – 69 | 131 (33.2) | 147 (34.0) | 278 (33.6) |
 70 – 74 | 90 (22.8) | 89 (20.6) | 179 (21.6) |
 75 – 79 | 70 (17.7) | 57 (13.2) | 127 (15.4) |
 80 – 84 | 54 (13.7) | 74 (17.1) | 128 (15.5) |
 85 +  | 50 (12.6) | 65 (15.1) | 115 (13.9) |
Level of education | |||
 None | 129 (32.7) | 272 (62.8) | 401 (48.5) |
 Primary | 168 (42.6) | 118 (27.2) | 286 (34.6) |
 Secondary/equivalent | 63 (16.0) | 31 (7.2) | 94 (11.4) |
 Tertiary | 34 (8.6) | 12 (2.8) | 46 (5.5) |
Marital Status | |||
 Never married | 4 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.5) |
 Married, living with a spouse | 277 (70.3) | 127 (29.3) | 404 (48.8) |
 Separated | 36 (9.2) | 21 (4.8) | 57 (6.9) |
 Divorced | 8 (2.0) | 2 (0.5) | 10 (1.2) |
 Widowed | 69 (17.5) | 283 (65.4) | 352 (42.6) |
Place of residence | |||
 Rural | 165 (41.9) | 191 (44.1) | 356 (43.1) |
 Urban | 229 (58.1) | 242 (55.9) | 471 (56.9) |
Religion | |||
 Christianity | 238 (60.4) | 278 (64.2) | 516 (62.4) |
 Islam | 149 (37.8) | 303 (36.6) | 303 (36.6) |
 Traditional | 7 (1.8) | 1 (0.2) | 8 (1.0) |
Wealth status | |||
 Poor | 90 (22.8) | 134 (31.0) | 224 (27.1) |
 Middle | 111 (28.2) | 83 (19.2) | 194 (23.5) |
 Rich | 193 (49.0) | 216 (49.9) | 409 (49.5) |
Occupational Status | |||
 Not working | 132 (33.5) | 152 (35.1) | 284(34.3) |
 Working | 262 (66.5) | 281 (64.9) | 543 (65.7) |
Main sources of income | |||
 Self (work/pension) | 260 (66.0) | 223 (51.5) | 483 (58.4) |
 Children/family | 97 (24.6) | 177 (40.9) | 274 (33.1) |
 Both self and children/family | 37 (0.4) | 33 (7.6) | 70 (8.5) |