Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants, Lao PDR
Characteristics | Total (N = 2206) | Men (n = 1110) | Women (n = 1096) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Family characteristics | ||||||
Family type | ||||||
Living alone | 35 | 1.6 | 9 | 0.4 | 26 | 1.2 |
Nuclear | 770 | 34.9 | 386 | 34.7 | 384 | 35.0 |
Extended | 1401 | 63.5 | 715 | 64.4 | 686 | 62.6 |
Needs support for self-care | ||||||
Yes | 163 | 7.4 | 73 | 6.9 | 90 | 8.2 |
No | 2043 | 92.6 | 1037 | 93.4 | 1006 | 91.8 |
Region | ||||||
North | 700 | 31.7 | 353 | 31.8 | 347 | 31.6 |
Central | 714 | 32.4 | 381 | 34.3 | 333 | 30.4 |
South | 792 | 35.9 | 376 | 33.9 | 416 | 37.9 |
Area | ||||||
Rural | 1081 | 49.0 | 564 | 50.8 | 517 | 47.2 |
Urban | 1125 | 51.0 | 546 | 49.2 | 579 | 52.8 |
Ethno-linguistic group | ||||||
Lao-Tai | 1959 | 88.0 | 975 | 87.8 | 984 | 89.8 |
Mon-Khmer | 165 | 7.5 | 88 | 7.9 | 77 | 7.0 |
Chinese-Tibetan | 8 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.5 |
Hmong-Mien | 74 | 3.3 | 44 | 4.0 | 30 | 2.7 |
Individual characteristics | ||||||
Age (years) | ||||||
Mean age (SD) | 68.4 (6.5) | 67.7 (6.0) | 69.1 (6.8) | |||
Age group | ||||||
60–64 | 731 | 33.1 | 409 | 56.0 | 322 | 44.0 |
65–69 | 655 | 29.7 | 339 | 51.8 | 316 | 49.2 |
70–74 | 387 | 17.5 | 189 | 48.8 | 198 | 83.2 |
75–79 | 256 | 11.6 | 99 | 38.7 | 157 | 125.8 |
≥ 80 | 177 | 8 | 74 | 41.8 | 103 | 58.2 |
Education level | ||||||
No formal education | 655 | 29.7 | 138 | 12.4 | 517 | 47.2 |
Primary school | 1161 | 52.6 | 661 | 59.5 | 500 | 45.6 |
Secondary school | 258 | 11.7 | 202 | 18.2 | 56 | 5.1 |
University | 132 | 5.9 | 109 | 9.8 | 23 | 2.1 |
Employment status | ||||||
Currently employed or working | 1454 | 65.9 | 682 | 61.4 | 772 | 70.4 |
Unemployed, unable to work | 217 | 9.8 | 129 | 11.6 | 88 | 8.0 |
Unemployed, able to work | 309 | 14.0 | 179 | 16.1 | 130 | 11.9 |
Retired | 226 | 10.2 | 120 | 10.8 | 106 | 9.7 |
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 1362 | 61.7 | 975 | 87.8 | 387 | 35.3 |
Single | 19 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1.7 |
Separated/divorced/widowed | 825 | 37.4 | 135 | 12.2 | 690 | 62.9 |