Table 2.
Distribution (Weighted Percentage) of Older Respondents (Aged ≥50 Years) According to Selected Socioeconomic and Demographic Characteristics in the Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (Wave 1), 2007–2010
| Country | Pooled Data | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India (n = 6,560) |
China (n = 13,177) |
Ghana (n = 4,307) |
Mexico (n = 2,327) |
Russia (n = 3,938) |
South Africa (n = 3,840) | All Countries (n = 34,149) | Men (n = 15,597) |
Women (n = 18,332) |
|
| Age group, years | |||||||||
| 50–59 | 48.6 | 44.9 | 39.7 | 48.1 | 44.1 | 49.9 | 49.6 | 51.3 | 48.0 |
| 60–69 | 30.9 | 31.9 | 27.5 | 25.6 | 26.7 | 30.6 | 28.6 | 28.9 | 28.4 |
| ≥70 | 20.5 | 23.2 | 32.8 | 26.4 | 29.1 | 19.5 | 21.7 | 19.8 | 23.6 |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | 51.0 | 49.8 | 52.4 | 46.8 | 40.3 | 44.1 | 48.8 | ||
| Female | 49.0 | 50.2 | 47.6 | 53.2 | 59.7 | 55.9 | 51.2 | ||
| Residence | |||||||||
| Urban | 28.9 | 47.3 | 41.1 | 78.9 | 70.1 | 64.9 | 44.1 | 42.8 | 45.2 |
| Rural | 71.1 | 52.7 | 58.9 | 21.1 | 29.9 | 35.1 | 56.0 | 57.2 | 54.8 |
| Marital status | |||||||||
| Never married | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 14.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Currently married/cohabiting | 76.9 | 85.0 | 59.3 | 72.6 | 60.5 | 55.9 | 80.1 | 89.7 | 70.9 |
| Widowed/divorced/separated | 22.3 | 13.8 | 39.4 | 20.0 | 36.9 | 29.8 | 18.5 | 8.7 | 27.8 |
| Years of education completed | |||||||||
| No formal education | 51.6 | 23.5 | 54.8 | 17.4 | 0.5 | 24.5 | 29.4 | 17.6 | 40.5 |
| 1–5 | 19.1 | 25.2 | 8.4 | 38.1 | 5.4 | 21.5 | 22.2 | 23.0 | 21.4 |
| 6–9 | 13.1 | 34.8 | 8.3 | 34.2 | 18.6 | 30.9 | 27.9 | 33.9 | 22.1 |
| ≥10 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 28.5 | 10.3 | 75.5 | 23.1 | 20.6 | 25.4 | 16.0 |
| Income quintile | |||||||||
| Q1 (lowest) | 18.2 | 16.3 | 18.2 | 15.2 | 13.3 | 20.7 | 16.9 | 16.1 | 17.6 |
| Q2 | 19.5 | 18.1 | 19.1 | 24.8 | 17.1 | 19.9 | 18.8 | 18.6 | 19.0 |
| Q3 | 18.8 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 17.1 | 19.6 | 18.2 | 19.6 | 19.2 | 19.9 |
| Q4 | 19.6 | 23.4 | 20.7 | 16.5 | 22.1 | 19.8 | 21.9 | 22.3 | 21.4 |
| Q5 (highest) | 23.9 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 26.4 | 27.8 | 21.3 | 22.9 | 23.8 | 22.0 |
Abbreviation: Q, quintile.