Table 1 Distribution of the elderly by socioeconomic group

Age groups (years)

60-69

1,208

42.0

40.2-43.9

70-79

1,076

37.4

35.7-39.2

80-89

513

17.9

16.5-19.3

90+

76

2.7

2.1-3.2

Sex

Men

1,056

36.8

35.0-38.5

Women

1,816

63.2

61.5-65.0

Education

High school and above

220

7.7

6.7-8.6

Primary/secondary school

1,122

39.1

35.5-37.0

Read and write only

1,012

35.2

37.3-40.9

Illiterate

518

18.0

16.6-19.4

Marital status

Married

1,569

54.8

33.0-56.6

Widowed

1,225

42.8

41.0-44.6

Separated, divorced, or single

70

2.4

1.9-3.0

Living with spouse

Yes

876

30.5

28.8-32.2

No

1,994

69.5

67.8-71.1

Living with grandchildren

Yes

1,689

58.9

57.1-60.7

No

1,181

41.2

39.4-43.0

Living alone

Yes

273

9.5

8.4-10.6

No

2,597

90.5

89.4-91.6

Household head

Yes

1,493

52.1

50.2-53.9

No

1,374

47.9

46.1-49.7

Working status

Yes

1,160

40.4

38.6-42.2

No

1,713

59.6

57.8-61.4

Living area

Lowlands

866

30.1

28.5-31.8

Highlands

1,430

49.8

49.1-51.6

Mountainous

577

20.1

18.6-21.6

Wealth quintile

Richest

603

21.0

19.5-22.5

Richer

639

22.2

20.7-23.8

Middle

637

22.2

20.7-23.7

Poorer

496

17.3

15.9-18.7

Poorest

498

17.3

16.0-18.7

National poverty line

Above

2,445

85.1

83.3-86.4

Below

428

14.9

13.6-16.2