| Variables | Male | Female | Total % | Chi-square for sex differences | ||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |||
| Age |
|
|
|
|
| 0.018 |
| 60 - 64 | 210 | 32.0 | 185 | 27.7 | 29.8 |
|
| 65 - 69 | 175 | 26.6 | 186 | 27.8 | 27.2 |
|
| 70 - 74 | 107 | 16.3 | 98 | 14.6 | 15.5 |
|
| 75 - 79 | 90 | 13.7 | 105 | 15.7 | 14.7 |
|
| 80+ | 75 | 11.4 | 95 | 14.2 | 12.8 |
|
| Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male | 657 | 49.5 | 669 | 50.5 |
|
|
| Marital status |
|
|
|
|
| 0.000* |
| Married | 423 | 64.4 | 255 | 38.1 | 51.1 |
|
| Widow/widower | 209 | 31.8 | 391 | 58.4 | 45.2 |
|
| Others1 | 25 | 3.8 | 23 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
|
| Literacy status |
|
|
|
|
| 0.000* |
| Literate | 355 | 54.0 | 43 | 6.4 | 30.0 |
|
| Illiterate | 302 | 46.0 | 626 | 93.6 |
|
|
| Living arrangement |
|
|
|
|
| 0.000* |
| Family members | 498 | 75.9 | 544 | 81.3 | 78.6 |
|
| Spouse only | 97 | 14.8 | 57 | 8.5 | 11.6 |
|
| Alone | 31 | 4.7 | 51 | 7.5 | 6.2 |
|
| Others2 | 30 | 4.6 | 17 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
|
| Working status |
|
|
|
|
| 0.818 |
| Working | 467 | 71.2 | 471 | 70.6 | 70.7 |
|
| Pension status |
|
|
|
|
| 0.008* |
| Receiving pension | 117 | 17.8 | 5 | 0.7 | 9.2 |
|