Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of respondents aged at least 50 years in Nepal.
| Total (≥50 years) |
Aged 50 - 59 years |
Aged 60 - 69 years |
Aged ≥70 years |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 95% CI* | n (%) | 95% CI* | n (%) | 95% CI* | n (%) | 95% CI* | |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 272 (54) | 48.7 - 58.5 | 137 (55) | 44.7 - 65.0 | 84 (50) | 45.1 - 54.9 | 51 (57) | 47.0 - 65.8 |
| Female | 235 (46) | 41.5 - 51.3 | 112 (44) | 35.0 - 55.4 | 84 (50) | 45.1 - 54.9 | 39 (43) | 34.1 - 53.0 |
| Literate | ||||||||
| Unable to read | 297 (59) | 49.5 - 67.1 | 118 (47) | 35.1 - 60.0 | 118 (70) | 62.5 - 77.1 | 61 (68) | 58.1 - 76.2 |
| Able to read | 210 (41) | 32.9 - 50.5 | 131 (53) | 40.0 - 64.9 | 50 (30) | 23.0 - 37.6 | 29 (32) | 23.8 - 42.0 |
| Occupation | ||||||||
| Retired, unemployed | 115 (23) | 19.0 - 26.9 | 21 (8) | 5.2 - 13.5 | 46 (27) | 20.0 - 36.3 | 48 (53) | 39.7 - 66.5 |
| Homemaker | 145 (29) | 24.8 - 32.8 | 79 (32) | 24.9 - 39.4 | 46 (27) | 20.1 - 36.1 | 20 (22) | 13.5 - 34.3 |
| Domestic employee | 11 (2) | 1.3 - 3.4 | 4 (2) | 0.6 - 4.4 | 5 (3) | 1.5 - 5.7 | 2 (2) | 0.6 - 8.2 |
| Farmer, pastoralist | 120 (24) | 14.6 - 36.1 | 62 (25) | 14.4 - 39.6 | 43 (26) | 15.0 - 40.1 | 15 (17) | 6.7 - 35.9 |
| Self-employed | 81 (16) | 11.3 - 22.1 | 53 (21) | 14.1 - 30.8 | 24 (14) | 9.2 - 21.6 | 4 (4) | 2.1 - 9.3 |
| Government, professional | 35 (7) | 4.1 - 11.3 | 30 (12) | 7.8 - 18.2 | 4 (2) | 9.4 - 5.9 | 1 (1) | 0.1 - 8.3 |
*
CI – confidence intervals