Table 2 Proportion of Older Adults Receiving Significant Support from Social Networks in Oyo State
Support sources | Male n = 394 | Female n = 433 | Unmarried C n = 431 | Childless n = 33 | Overall N = 827 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Immediate family | |||||
 Children b | 308 (82.1) | 356 (87.7) | 354 (82.2) | - | 664 (85.0) |
 Spouse a | 230 (75.2) | 110 (76.4) | - | 7 (21.3) | 340 (75.6) |
Extended family | |||||
 Siblings | 193 (49.0) | 215 (49.7) | 202 (46.9) | 17 (51.5) | 407 (49.3) |
 Other relatives | 131 (33.3) | 145 (33.5) | 145 (33.7) | 17 (51.5) | 276 (33.4) |
 In-laws | 132 (33.5) | 141 (32.8) | 147 (33.9) | 11 (33.3) | 273 (33.0) |
Non-family members | |||||
 Neighbours | 113 (28.6) | 122 (28.2) | 127 (29.5) | 11 (33.3) | 235 (28.4) |
 Friends | 104 (26.4) | 83 (19.2) | 83 (19.3) | 10 (30.3) | 187 (22.6) |
 Religious group | 88 (22.3) | 98 (22.7) | 101 (23.4) | 10 (30.3) | 186 (22.5) |
 Professional group | 28 (7.2) | 18 (4.2) | 25 (5.8) | 4 (12.1) | 46 (5.5) |
 Social group | 35 (8.8 | 21 (4.8) | 27(6.3) | 3 (9.1) | 56 (6.8) |
 Community | 23 (5.9) | 12 (2.8) | 18(4.2) | 2(6.1) | 35 (4.2) |
 Philanthropists | 6 (1.5) | 3 (0.7) | 3(0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (1.1) |
 Politicians | 12 (3.1) | 10 (2.3) | 10(2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 22 (2.7) |
 Governments | 4 (1.0) | 5 (1.2) | 6(1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (1.1) |
 NGO | 1 (0.3) | 3 (0.7) | 2(0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.5) |