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Table 1 Background characteristics of older adults in Oyo State, Nigeria

From: Complementary support in later life: investigating the gender disparities in patterns and determinants among older adults in South-Western Nigeria

Socio-demographic characteristics

Male

Nm = 394

Female

Nf = 433

Overall

N = 827

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)