Table 1 Age and gender distribution of elderly in a randomly selected sample (N = 439) from the Kavre district, Nepal compared with national figuresa
Age (in years) | All | Male | Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kavrea | Sample | Kavrea | Sample | Kavrea | Sample | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
60–64 | 11,437 (30.9) | 124 (28.2) | 5425 (30.6) | 56 (27.9) | 6012 (28.6) | 68 (28.6) |
65–69 | 9336 (25.3) | 77 (17.5) | 4529 (25.6) | 35 (17.4) | 4807 (25.0) | 42 (17.6) |
70–74 | 6937 (18.8) | 105 (24.0) | 3355 (19.0) | 45 (22.4) | 3582 (18.6) | 60 (25.2) |
≥75 | 9202 (25.0) | 133 (30.3) | 4386 (24.8) | 65 (32.3) | 4816 (25.1) | 68 (28.6) |
Total | 36,912 (100.0) | 439 (100.0) | 17,695 (47.9) | 201 (45.8) | 19,217 (52.1) | 238 (54.2) |