Table 1 Sociodemographic and health characteristics of the community-dwelling elderly in South Lebanon in 2015 (n = 390)
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) | 76.1 (7.6) |
Gender | |
Women | 199 (51.0) |
Men | 191 (49.0) |
Residency | |
Urban | 117 (30.0) |
Rural | 273 (70.0) |
Education level | |
Illiterate | 197 (50.5) |
Elementary and lower | 116 (29.8) |
Intermediate and secondary | 46 (11.8) |
University and higher | 31 (7.9) |
Marital status | |
Single | 13 (3.3) |
Married | 224 (57.4) |
Divorced, widowed | 153 (39.3) |
Current work | |
Working | 57 (14.6) |
Not working | 333 (85.4) |
Financial perception | |
Very poor and poor | 56 (14.4) |
Fair | 189 (48.5) |
Good | 112 (28.6) |
Very good and excellent | 33 (8.5) |
Quality of life | |
Very poor and poor | 34 (8.7) |
Fair | 189 (48.5) |
Good and very good | 167 (42.8) |
Self-rated health status | |
Very poor and poor | 76 (19.5) |
Fair | 178 (45.6) |
Good | 113 (29.0) |
Very good and excellent | 23 (5.9) |
Morbidity | |
Yes | 319 (81.8) |
No | 71 (18.2) |