Table 1.
Sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics in older adults during COVID-19 at North Shoa Zone, Debre Libanos District, Oromia region, Ethiopia, 2020 (N = 409).
| Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 60–70 | 184 | 45.0 |
| 71–80 | 125 | 30.6 |
| 81–90 | 71 | 17.4 |
| >90 | 29 | 7.0 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 210 | 51.3 |
| Female | 199 | 48.7 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 82 | 20.0 |
| Married | 154 | 37.7 |
| Widowed | 113 | 27.6 |
| Divorced | 60 | 14.7 |
| Educational status | ||
| No formal education | 288 | 70.4 |
| Has formal education | 121 | 29.6 |
| Number of children | ||
| No children | 95 | 23.2 |
| One child | 40 | 9.8 |
| Two children | 77 | 18.8 |
| More than three children | 197 | 48.2 |
| Source of income | ||
| Retirement | 17 | 4.2 |
| Helped by family | 74 | 18.1 |
| Farmer | 122 | 29.8 |
| Merchant | 20 | 4.9 |
| Supported by NGO | 135 | 33.0 |
| No income | 41 | 10.0 |
| Place of residence | ||
| Urban | 70 | 17.1 |
| Rural | 294 | 71.9 |
| Rehabilitation center | 45 | 11.0 |
| Living status | ||
| Alone | 190 | 46.5 |
| With family | 219 | 53.5 |
COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019; NGO: nongovernmental organization.