Table 1 Description of background characteristics of older adults
| Â | Â | Â | Disability conditions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Older adults | No disability | One disability | Two or more disabilities | Â |
Variables | n = 197, 057 Frequency (%) | n = 121,451 Frequency (%) | n = 33,345 Frequency (%) | n = 42,261 Frequency (%) | p-value |
Age |  |  |  |  | ≤ 0.001 |
60–69 | 109,606 (55.6) | 78,685 (71.8) | 17,372 (15.9) | 13,549 (12.3) |  |
70–79 | 54,027 (27.4) | 30,044 (55.6) | 10,284 (19.0) | 13,699 (25.4) |  |
80 and above | 33,424 (17.0) | 12,722 (38.1) | 5,689 (17.0) | 15,013 (44.9) | Â |
Sex |  |  |  |  | ≤ 0.001 |
Male | 85,226 (43.3) | 56,681 (66.5) | 13,820 (16.2) | 14,725 (17.3) | Â |
Female | 111,831 (56.7) | 64,770 (57.9) | 19,525 (17.5) | 27,536 (24.6) | Â |
Education |  |  |  |  | ≤ 0.001 |
No education | 97,855 (49.6) | 56,459 (57.7) | 15,625 (16.0) | 25,771 (26.3) | Â |
Primary | 13,970 (7.1) | 8,031 (57.5) | 2,770 (19.8) | 3,169 (22.7) | Â |
JHS/Middle | 52,943 (26.9) | 34,637 (65.4) | 9,496 (18.0) | 8,810 (16.6) | Â |
SHS | 21, 323 (10.8) | 14,248 (66.8) | 3,770 (17.7) | 3,305 (15.5) | Â |
Tertiary | 10, 966 (5.6) | 8,076 (73.7) | 1,684 (15.3) | 1,206 (11.0) | Â |
Marital status |  |  |  |  | ≤ 0.001 |
Currently married | 105,587 (53.6) | 72,097 (68.3) | 16,666 (15.8) | 16,824 (15.9) | Â |
Ever married | 86,904 (44.1) | 46,560 (53.6) | 15,944 (18.4) | 24,400 (28.0) | Â |
Never married | 4,566 (2.3) | 2,794 (61.2) | 735 (16.1) | 1,037 (22.7) | Â |
Employment status |  |  |  |  | ≤ 0.001 |
Employed | 92,514 (47.0) | 66,891 (72.3) | 14,571 (15.7) | 11,052 (12.0) | Â |
Unemployed | 104,543 (53.0) | 54,560 (52.2) | 18,774 (18.0) | 31,209 (29.8) | Â |
Region of residence |  |  |  |  | ≤ 0.001 |
Coastal | 86,198 (43.7) | 52,000 (60.3) | 15,100 (17.5) | 19,098 (22.2) | Â |
Middle | 76,586 (38.9) | 47,824 (62.5) | 13,276 (17.3) | 15,486 (20.2) | Â |
Northern | 34,273 (17.4) | 21,627 (63.1) | 4,969 (14.5) | 7,677 (22.4) | Â |
Place of residence |  |  |  |  | ≤ 0.001 |
Urban | 103,483 (52.5) | 66,708 (64.5) | 16,830 (16.3) | 19,945 (19.2) | Â |
Rural | 93,574 (47.5) | 54,743 (58.5) | 16,515 (17.7) | 22,316 (23.8) | Â |
Religious affiliation |  |  |  |  | ≤ 0.001 |
Affiliated | 185,394 (94.1) | 114,559 (61.8) | 31,377 (16.9) | 39,458 (21.3) | Â |
Unaffiliated | 11,663 (5.9) | 6,892 (59.1) | 1,968 (16.9) | 2,803 (24.0) | Â |
Household wealth |  |  |  |  | ≤ 0.001 |
Poor | 66,509 (33.7) | 44,817 (67.4) | 10,598 (15.9) | 11,094 (16.7) | Â |
Middle | 50,011 (25.4) | 29,996 (60.0) | 9,044 (18.0) | 10,971 (22.0) | Â |
Rich | 80,537 (40.9) | 46,638 (57.9) | 13,703 (17.0) | 20,196 (25.1) | Â |
Health insurance status |  |  |  |  | ≤ 0.001 |
Yes | 141,542 (71.8) | 86,676 (61.2) | 24,434 (17.3) | 30,432 (21.5) | Â |
No | 55,515 (28.2) | 34,775 (62.6) | 8,911 (16.1) | 11,829 (21.3) | Â |
Cooking fuel |  |  |  |  | ≤ 0.001 |
Polluting | 139,612 (70.9) | 83,657 (59.9) | 24,185 (17.3) | 31,770 (22.8) | Â |
Clean | 57,445 (29.1) | 37,794 (65.8) | 9,160 (16.0) | 10,491 (18.2) | Â |
Total | 197, 057 (100.0) | 121,451 (61.6) | 33,345 (16.9) | 42,261 (21.5) | Â |