Table 2.
Social participation by type of activity (n = 804 participation events) for those reporting any participation (n = 583 elders): counts (n) and per cent (% elders)
| Activity | Participation frequency, n (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| daily | weekly | monthly | 6- monthly | ≤yearly | Total | |
| Community based organisation | 0 | 7(0.7) | 58(5.6) | 7(0.7) | 1(0.1) | 73(7.1) |
| Women’s group | 0 | 10(1.0) | 25(2.4) | 5(0.5) | 2(0.2) | 42(4.1) |
| Youth or children’s group | 0 | 2 (0.2) | 8(0.8) | 5(0.5) | 5(0.5) | 20(1.9) |
| Temple/ church activities | 20(2.0) | 103(10.0) | 176(17.1) | 37(3.6) | 40(3.9) | 376(36.7) |
| Activities with eldersa | 37(3.6) | 46(4.5) | 94(9.1) | 31(3.0) | 12(1.2) | 220(21.4) |
| Sporting activity | 0 | 2(0.2) | 4(0.4) | 5(0.5) | 5(0.5) | 16(1.6) |
| Otherb | 2(0.2) | 3(0.3) | 37(3.6) | 10(1.0) | 5(0.5) | 57(5.5) |
aActivities designed specifically for older people
b‘Other’ activities reported included ‘funeral society’ (n = 37), political activities (6), welfare society (1) and unspecified (13)