Table 3.
Households with at least one member aged 60 and over by structure categories and co-residence with a child, Cambodia, 1998, 2000, and 2005 ( per cent)
| Aged 60+ |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2000 | 2005 | |
| Household type | |||
| Isolated | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
| Nuclear | 29.8 | 23.5 | 37.2 |
| Women alone with children | 5.7 | 3.8 | 14.4 |
| Men alone with children | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.9 |
| Extended | 39.2 | 60.2 | 31.3 |
| Co-resident siblings | 2.3 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
| Other | 17.6 | 4.2 | 9.7 |
| Elderly person residing with any child | 73.0 | 71.7 | 68.6 |
| N (individuals) | 60,324 | 3,516 | 4,548 |
Sources: Author’s calculations from the 1998 Census and the 2000 and 2005 Cambodian DHS data files.