Table 3 Prevalence of depressive symptoms among older adults by socio-demographic characterises
Characteristics | N | % | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Level of Depressive symptoms | 30,366 | 30.3 | Â |
Age group | |||
 60-69 | 18,062 | 28.5 | 0.000 |
 70-79 | 9039 | 31.4 |  |
 80+ | 3265 | 36.2 |  |
Place of residence | |||
 Rural | 21,581 | 31.3 | 0.000 |
 Urban | 8785 | 27.5 |  |
Gender | |||
 Men | 14,315 | 27.4 | 0.000 |
 Women | 16,051 | 32.8 |  |
Marital status | |||
 Married | 18,752 | 27.3 | 0.000 |
 Non-married | 11,614 | 34.8 |  |
Educational status | |||
 No formal education | 17,144 | 34.3 | 0.000 |
 Formal education | 13,222 | 24.9 |  |
Wealth index | Â | Â | 0.000 |
 Poor | 13,148 | 38.6 |  |
 Middle | 6376 | 37.8 |  |
 Rich | 10,842 | 41.6 |  |