Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study sample (n = 440)
Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
Age (median (range) | 68 (60–94) |
Living areas | |
 Rural | 312 (70.9) |
 Urban | 128 (29.1) |
Marital status | |
 Single (never married) | 11 (2.5) |
 Married/ partnered | 221 (50.2) |
 Widow/divorced/separated | 208 (47.3) |
Highest educational achievement | |
 Primary or less | 334 (75.9) |
 Junior school | 59 (13.4) |
 Senior school | 31 (7.0) |
 Diploma, university | 16 (3.6) |
Currently employed | 131 (29.8) |
Average month income* | |
 Low (about <80 USD) | 233 (53.0) |
 Middle (about 80- <450 USD) | 189 (43.2) |
 Rather high (about 450 - <1000 USD) | 12 (2.7) |
 High (about ≥1000 USD) | 2 (0.5) |