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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study sample

From: Chronic diseases among the elderly in a rural Vietnam: prevalence, associated socio-demographic factors and healthcare expenditures

    

95 % C.I

  

n

Percent

Lower

Upper

Sex

Male

476

41.6

38.7

44.6

 

Female

669

58.4

55.4

61.3

Age

60–65

413

36.1

33.4

38.9

 

65–69

313

27.3

24.7

29.8

 

70–74

224

19.6

17.2

21.9

 

75–79

147

12.8

11

14.9

 

80–84

34

3

2

4

 

85+

14

1.2

0.6

1.8

Marital status

Married

786

68.6

65.9

71.4

 

Separated

16

1.4

0.8

2.1

 

Widowed

326

28.5

25.8

31.1

 

Single

17

1.5

0.9

2.3

Education

Illiterate

99

8.6

7.1

10.4

 

Read and write only

348

30.4

27.8

33.2

 

Primary/secondary

607

53

50

55.9

 

Highschool

42

3.7

2.6

4.9

 

Above highschool

49

4.3

3.1

5.5

Household head

No

450

39.3

36.6

42.2

 

Yes

695

60.7

57.8

63.4

Ethnicity

Kinh

1069

93.4

91.8

94.8

 

Muong

76

6.6

5.2

8.2

Religion

None

1096

95.7

94.5

96.9

 

Buddism

6

0.5

0.2

1

 

Christian

43

3.8

2.6

4.9

Wealth QT

1

237

20.7

18.3

23

 

2

235

20.5

18.2

22.8

 

3

241

21

18.6

23.3

 

4

239

20.9

18.4

23.3

 

5

193

16.9

14.7

19

NPL

Above NPL

976

85.2

83.1

87.2

 

Below NPL

169

14.8

12.8

16.9

Working status

No working

115

10

8.3

11.9

 

Still working

1030

90

88.1

91.7