Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of older age people in Borena District, South Wollo Zone, Ethiopia in March 2020
| Variables | Men(n = 209) Frequency (%) |
Women(n = 212) Frequency (%) |
Total(n = 421) Frequency (%) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group in years | ||||
| 65–69 years | 161(77) | 171(80.7) | 332(78.9) | 0.310 |
| 70–74 years | 37(17.7) | 35(16.5) | 72(17.1) | |
| 75–80 years | 11(5.3) | 6(2.9) | 17(4) | |
| Religion | ||||
| Orthodox | 111(53.1) | 112(52.8) | 223(53) | 0.954 |
| Muslim | 98(46.9) | 100(47.2) | 198(47) | |
| Education Status of Respondent | ||||
| No formal education | 141(67.5) | 188(88.7) | 329(78.1) | 0.0001 |
| Read and write | 58(27.8) | 19(9) | 77(18.3) | |
| Primary and Secondary education | 10(3.8) | 5(2.4) | 15(3.1) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 151(72.3) | 131(61.8) | 282(67) | 0.005 |
| Widowed | 37(17.7) | 66(31.1) | 103(24.5) | |
| Single/divorced/separated | 21(10.0) | 15(7.1) | 36(8.5) | |
| Educational status of partner (n = 281) | ||||
| No formal Education | 142(94.0) | 111(85.4) | 253(90) | 0.011 |
| Read and write | 9(6) | 19(14.6) | 28(10.0) | |
| Monthly income | ||||
| < 100 birr | 23(11.0) | 34(16.0) | 57(13.5) | 0.509 |
| 100–500 birr | 158(75.6) | 159(75.0) | 317(75.3) | |
| 501–1000 birr | 28(13.4) | 19(9.0) | 47(11.2) | |