Table 1.
General description of the study sample (in percentages, means and SD), men and women
| Men (15,333) | Women (20,907) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean / % | SD | Mean / % | SD | |
| Sociodemographic and economic factors | ||||
| Age | 72.39 | 5.06 | 73.19 | 5.21 |
| 65–69 | 35.7% | 31.0% | ||
| 70–74 | 28.3% | 26.3% | ||
| 75–79 | 20.0% | 20.7% | ||
| 80+ | 16.1% | 22.0% | ||
| Education | ||||
| Incomplete Sec. or less | 49.6% | 58.3% | ||
| Secondary completed | 30.1% | 28.3% | ||
| Tertiary Completed or above | 20.3% | 13.3% | ||
| Land tenure | ||||
| Renting | 22.5% | 26.8% | ||
| Owner occupier | 77.5% | 73.2% | ||
| Employment Status | ||||
| Not working for pay | 91.0% | 95.3% | ||
| Currently in paid employment | 9.0% | 4.7% | ||
| Household size | 2.20 | 1.02 | 1.89 | 1.08 |
| 1 member | 18.2% | 41.6% | ||
| 2 members | 59.1% | 41.3% | ||
| 3+ members | 22.8% | 17.1% | ||
| Time use Activity | ||||
| Cleaning, cooking & shopping mins/day | 84.74 | 97.02 | 217.88 | 139.45 |
| 0 min | 27.4% | 7.2% | ||
| >0 to 60 | 27.4% | 9.7% | ||
| >60 to 120 | 18.2% | 11.4% | ||
| >120 | 26.9% | 71.8% | ||
| Gardening and maintenance mins/day | 68.56 | 109.37 | 38.54 | 77.43 |
| 0 min | 50.4% | 59.2% | ||
| >0 to 60 | 17.4% | 21.4% | ||
| >60 to 120 | 11.0% | 9.3% | ||
| >120 | 21.2% | 10.2% | ||
| Childcare mins/day | 1.41 | 15.02 | 2.07 | 19.59 |
| 0 min | 98.3% | 97.7% | ||
| >0 to 60 | 1.0% | 1.2% | ||
| >60 to 120 | 0.3% | 0.5% | ||
| >120 | 0.4% | 0.5% | ||
| Total Housework hours/day | 3.09 | 2.65 | 4.72 | 2.71 |
| Less than 1 | 26.4% | 10.0% | ||
| 1 to 3 | 27.1% | 16.4% | ||
| >3 to 6 | 31.9% | 42.8% | ||
| >6 | 14.7% | 30.8% | ||
| Sleep hours/day | 9.43 | 2.07 | 9.34 | 2.10 |
| less than 7 | 6.7% | 6.9% | ||
| >7 to 8 | 17.4% | 18.2% | ||
| >8 | 75.9% | 75.0% | ||