Table 4.
Prevalence (%) of active engagement* with community life in women and men aged 60 years and over in seven cities in Latin America and the Caribbean
| Buenos Aires | Bridgetown | Sao Paulo | Santiago | Havana | Mexico City | Montevideo | All | |
| N | 1043 | 1508 | 2143 | 1301 | 1905 | 1247 | 1450 | 10597 |
|
Women % (95%CI) |
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| 1) No regular community contact | 11.4 (8.2–14.7) |
15.5 (12.9–18.0) |
4.5 (3.4–5.7) |
3.9 (2.7–5.0) |
12.1 (9.8–14.5) |
9.9 (7.8–12.1) |
7.3 (6.5–8.1) |
8.9 (7.6–10.2) |
| 2) Weekly community contact | 10.0 (8.1-11.8) |
10.6 ()8.6–12.6 |
7.1 (5.7–8.4) |
9.4 (6.7–12.1) |
12.9 (10.7–15.2) |
13.6 (10.8–16.5) |
7.1 (4.7–9.5) |
10.2 (9.2–11.3) |
| 3) Passive help | 5.6 (4.3–5.1) |
7.3 (5.3–9.3) |
4.6 (3.5–8.4) |
11.3 (8.5–14.2) |
4.8 (3.5–6.1) |
7.7 (5.6–9.8) |
9.4 (7.7–11.1) |
6.8 (5.8–7.8) |
| 4) Active help | 47.0 (43.0–51.0) |
31.7 (27.9–35.4) |
45.1 (41.7–48.5) |
46.5 (41.7–51.3) |
61.2 (57.8–64.7) |
49.9 (45.6–54.2) |
55.3 (50.3–60.4) |
48.8 (46.9–50.8) |
| 5) Voluntary or paid work | 26.0 (22.4–29.6) |
35.0 (31.3–39.0) |
38.7 (35.9–41.6) |
28.9 (24.0–33.9) |
8.9 (7.0–10.8) |
18.9 (16.0–21.7) |
20.8 (14.0–27.6) |
25.2 (23.5–26.9) |
|
Men % (95%CI) |
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| 1) No regular community contact | 7.2 (4.1–10.3) |
12.7 (9.8–15.6) |
3.3 (2.0–4.6) |
2.3 (0.9–3.7) |
6.6 (4.7–8.6) |
3.5 (1.9–5.0) |
3.9 (1.9–5.9) |
4.8 (3.8–5.9) |
| 2) Weekly community contact | 5.6 (3.7–7.6) |
10.2 (7.4–13.0) |
5.7 (3.4–8.0) |
8.9 (6.0–11.8) |
8.3 (6.3–10.4) |
11.3 (8.5–14.0) |
5.1 (3.0–7.2) |
7.6 (6.6–8.8) |
| 3) Passive help | 7.0 (3.8–10.3) |
13.4 (10.5–16.3) |
10.9 (8.3–13.4) |
15.0 (12.4–17.7) |
6.1 (4.3–7.8) |
12.1 (9.2–15.0) |
17.8 (13.7–21.8) |
10.6 (8.9–12.3) |
| 4) Active help | 35.4 (31.7–39.2) |
25.2 (21.1–29.3) |
25.7 (21.9–29.5) |
26.4 (21.0–31.8) |
43.9 (39.9–47.9) |
25.0 (21.1–28.9) |
45.8 (41.7–49.9) |
31.5 (29.0–34.0) |
| 5) Voluntary or paid work | 44.7 (39.7–49.7) |
38.5 (34.3–42.7) |
54.4 (49.9–58.9) |
47.4 (42.6–52.3) |
35.1 (31.3–38.9) |
48.2 (43.6–52.8) |
27.4 (23.0–31.9) |
45.5 (42.9–48.1) |
*The 5 levels of community engagement were defined as follows:
(1) See or speak with offspring, siblings, other family, or friends less than once a week; (2) See or speak with offspring, siblings, other family, or friends at least once a week; (3) Giving money, or giving things (like food, clothing etc) to offspring, siblings, other family, or friends; ± Level (2); (4) Helping offspring, siblings, other family, or friends with services (such as transportation, housework etc), or childcare; ± Level (2) ± Level (3); (5) Provided services for free (to social services, children's home, senior citizen's centre, college or university, health centre, church, hospital, or other place), or worked for free or for payment in the past week; ± Level (2) ± Level (3) ± Level (4). Active engagement was then defined as a combination of Levels (4) and (5).