Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of the study participants.
| Variable | Total | Participants | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 60–70 | Age 71–80 | Age 81–95 | ||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Total | 47 | (100) | 7 | (14.9) | 21 | (44.7) | 19 | (40.4) |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Female | 33 | (70.2) | 5 | (71.4) | 15 | (71.4) | 13 | (68.4) |
| Male | 14 | (29.8) | 2 | (28.6) | 6 | (28.6) | 6 | (31.6) |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Chinese | 42 | (89.4) | 4 | (57.1) | 21 | (100) | 17 | (89.5) |
| Indian | 4 | (8.5) | 3 | (42.9) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (5.3) |
| Malay | 1 | (2.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (5.3) |
| Religion | ||||||||
| Buddhist | 18 | (38.3) | 3 | (42.9) | 11 | (52.4) | 4 | (21.1) |
| Christian | 10 | (21.3) | 1 | (14.3) | 3 | (14.3) | 6 | (31.6) |
| Hindu | 3 | (6.4) | 2 | (28.6) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (5.3) |
| Islam | 1 | (2.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (5.3) |
| Taoist | 10 | (21.3) | 1 | (14.3) | 4 | (19) | 5 | (26.3) |
| Others | 5 | (10.6) | 0 | (0.0) | 3 | (14.3) | 2 | (10.5) |
| Years of schooling | ||||||||
| 0 | 13 | (27.7) | 0 | (0.0) | 8 | (38.1) | 5 | (26.3) |
| 1–6 | 15 | (31.9) | 1 | (14.3) | 6 | (28.6) | 8 | (42.1) |
| 7–12 | 12 | (25.5) | 5 | (71.4) | 4 | (19.0) | 3 | (15.8) |
| 13–20 | 7 | (14.9) | 1 | (14.3) | 3 | (14.3) | 3 | (15.8) |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Divorced/separated | 1 | (2.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (4.8) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Married | 19 | (40.4) | 5 | (71.4) | 10 | (47.6) | 4 | (21.1) |
| Single | 7 | (14.9) | 2 | (28.6) | 2 | (9.5) | 3 | (15.8) |
| Widowed | 20 | (42.6) | 0 | (0.0) | 8 | (38.1) | 12 | (63.2) |
| Living with | ||||||||
| Alone | 12 | (27.7) | 3 | (42.9) | 5 | (23.8) | 5 | (26.3) |
| Daughter | 6 | (12.8) | 0 | (0.0) | 4 | (19.0) | 2 | (10.5) |
| Son | 8 | (17) | 0 | (0.0) | 3 | (14.3) | 5 | (26.3) |
| Spouse | 12 | (25.5) | 0 | (0.0) | 5 | (23.8) | 3 | (15.8) |
| With others | 8 | (17) | 4 | (57.1) | 4 | (19.0) | 4 | (21.1) |
| Housing type | ||||||||
| 1–2 room | 6 | (12.8) | 3 | (42.9) | 2 | (9.5) | 1 | (5.3) |
| 3 room | 14 | (29.8) | 1 | (14.3) | 8 | (38.1) | 5 | (26.3) |
| 4–5 room | 12 | (25.5) | 3 | (42.9) | 6 | (28.6) | 3 | (15.8) |
| Condominium | 1 | (2.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (5.3) |
| Landed | 5 | (10.6) | 0 | (0.0) | 3 | (14.3) | 2 | (10.5) |
| Sheltered home | 9 | (19.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (9.5) | 7 | (36.8) |
In Singapore, higher socio-economic status is linked with living in Landed property or Condominium (private estate). Other housing options are indicative of government housing.