Table 4.
Selected characteristics (%) of the households, by location and income quintiles
| Characteristics | Urban (n=2619) | Rural (n=2537) | p-value | Q1 (n=885) | Q2 (n=950) | Q3 (n=991) | Q4 (n=1100) | Q5 (n=1202) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household size | 0.012 | <0.0001 | |||||||
| 1 | 51.5 | 48.5 | 30.6 | 27.5 | 21.8 | 14.1 | 6.0 | ||
| 2–5 | 52.1 | 47.9 | 17.9 | 18.6 | 18.9 | 22.2 | 22.3 | ||
| 6–10 | 50.4 | 49.6 | 13.4 | 15.7 | 19.0 | 23.0 | 28.9 | ||
| 11+ | 42.8 | 57.2 | 11.5 | 18.0 | 20.2 | 19.6 | 30.6 | ||
| Mean household size | 5.0 | 5.6 | 0.038 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 0.031 |
| Living arrangements | n.s. | 0.029 | |||||||
| Single-person household, with person aged 50+ | 49.6 | 50.4 | 33.3 | 27.3 | 20.5 | 13.6 | 5.4 | ||
| 50+ household, with only respondent and spouse | 48.7 | 51.3 | 15.1 | 11.9 | 31.5 | 22.4 | 19.1 | ||
| 50+ household with respondent and spouse both aged 50+ | 37.6 | 62.4 | 17.4 | 14.0 | 22.1 | 23.9 | 22.6 | ||
| Multigenerational household§ | n.s. | <0.0001 | |||||||
| One-generation | 46.5 | 53.5 | 15.7 | 14.0 | 23.7 | 25.3 | 21.4 | ||
| Two-generation | 50.5 | 49.5 | 15.8 | 17.6 | 18.3 | 21.5 | 26.8 | ||
| Skip-generation | 48.9 | 51.1 | 28.6 | 25.4 | 20.0 | 16.7 | 9.2 | ||
| Three-generation | 50.3 | 49.7 | 12.9 | 16.2 | 20.1 | 24.5 | 26.2 | ||
| Household head | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||||||
| Younger woman (aged 18–49) | 64.3 | 35.7 | 15.6 | 21.2 | 21.6 | 22.3 | 19.4 | ||
| Older woman (aged 50+) | 55.3 | 44.7 | 20.4 | 20.7 | 19.2 | 21.0 | 18.8 | ||
| Younger man (aged 18–49) | 42.5 | 57.5 | 15.5 | 19.0 | 20.4 | 21.3 | 23.9 | ||
| Older man (aged 50+) | 47.6 | 52.4 | 15.7 | 16.5 | 18.8 | 21.8 | 27.2 | ||
| Mean age of household head | 58.4 | 59.4 | n.s. | 60.8 | 59.3 | 58.7 | 58.3 | 58.6 | 0.005 |
| Main income earner | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||||||
| Younger woman (aged 18–49) | 67.4 | 32.6 | 15.0 | 18.2 | 19.9 | 24.9 | 22.0 | ||
| Older woman (aged 50+) | 54.7 | 45.3 | 19.6 | 21.5 | 18.8 | 20.6 | 19.5 | ||
| Younger man (aged 18–49) | 41.9 | 58.1 | 16.6 | 18.7 | 20.1 | 19.9 | 24.6 | ||
| Older man (aged 50+) | 46.8 | 53.2 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 22.3 | 27.2 | ||
| Mean age of main income earner | 55.4 | 56.9 | 0.011 | 57.2 | 57.0 | 56.1 | 55.4 | 56.0 | n.s. |
§
Generations are calculated from the household roster: one=e.g. a married couple without children; two=e.g. parent/child or grandparent/child, etc.; three=e.g. grandparent/parent/child, etc.; skip-generation=e.g. grandparent/grandchild.