| Male | 40.0% | Yes | 42.5% |
| Female | 60.0% | Prior use of home & community-based care | |
| Educational level | No | 86.4% | |
| Below primary school | 69.1% | Yes | 13.6% |
| Primary | 8.7% | Prior use of RCHEsc | |
| Secondary | 11.3% | No | 93.2% |
| Higher education | 2.6% | Yes | 6.8% |
| Other | 8.3% | Time factor: Fiscal year | |
| Marital status | 2004-2005 | 5.3% | |
| Never married | 4.0% | 2005-2006 | 7.0% |
| Currently married | 42.7% | 2006-2007 | 8.1% |
| Widowed/separated/divorced | 53.0% | 2007-2008 | 9.2% |
| Other | 0.2% | 2008-2009 | 9.9% |
| Tradeoff between care services & daily life expenses | 2009-2010 | 10.1% | |
| No | 98.1% | 2010-2011 | 11.6% |
| Yes | 1.9% | 2011-2012 | 12.0% |
| Life quality-related factors | 2012-2013 | 12.6% | |
| ADLa impairment | 2013-2014 | 14.4% | |
| No | 29.9% | Caregiver-related factors | |
| Yes | 70.1% | Whom the elderly is living with | |
| IADLb impairment | Living alone | 21.0% | |
| No | 1.8% | With spouse only/and others | 37.8% |
| Yes | 98.3% | With children | 32.3% |
| Cognitive problem | With others | 8.8% | |
| No | 10.6% | Carer perceived burden | |
| Yes | 89.4% | No | 14.1% |
| Multi-morbidity | Yes | 85.9% | |
| <3 diseases | 37.7% | ||
| ≥3 diseases | 62.3% | ||
| Views of living arrangement | |||
| Elderly’s view | |||
| Better to live at home | 58.5% | ||
| Better to live away from home | 41.5% | ||
| Caregiver’s view | |||
| Better to live at home | 33.1% | ||
| Better to live away from home | 66.9% | ||
| Total (n = 82,306) | 100.0% | Total (n = 82,306) | 100.0% |