Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of a population-based sample of elderly people in Kosovo, 2011
From: Socioeconomic conditions of elderly people in Kosovo: a cross-sectional study
Numerical variables | Men (n = 949) | Women (n = 941) | Total (n=1890) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample mean ± SD* | Standardized mean (95% CI)† | Sample mean ± SD | Standardized mean (95% CI) | Sample mean ± SD | Standardized mean (95% CI) | |
Age (years) | 72.99 ± 5.94 | 72.99 (72.94-73.03) | 73.67 ± 6.59 | 73.67 (73.62-73.72) | 73.35 ± 6.31 | 73.35 (73.32-73.38) |
Education (years) | 5.58 ± 4.86 | 6.58 (6.54-6.62) | 1.91 ± 2.92 | 2.70 (2.68-2.72) | 3.76 ± 4.41 | 4.51 (4.48-4.53) |
Categorical variables | Men (n = 949) | Women (n = 941) | Total (n = 1890) | |||
Sample N (%) * | Standardized% (95% CI) † | Sample N (%) | Standardized% (95% CI) | Sample N (%) | Standardized% (95% CI) | |
Age group: | ||||||
65–74 | 307 (32.3) | 67.0 (66.60-67.32) | 300 (31.9) | 63.1 (62.71-63.40) | 607 (32.1) | 64.9 (64.62-65.12) |
75–84 | 343 (36.1) | 29.4 (29.08-29.78) | 332 (35.3) | 31.2 (30.85-61.52) | 675 (35.7) | 30.4 (30.13-30.61) |
85+ | 299 (31.5) | 3.6 (3.47-3.76) | 309 (32.8) | 5.8 (5.54-5.98) | 608 (32.2) | 4.8 (4.65-4.88) |
Residence: | ||||||
Urban | 469 (49.4) | 38.7 (38.36-39.11) | 448 (47.6) | 37.2 (36.85-37.54) | 917 (48.5) | 37.9 (37.66-38.16) |
Rural | 480 (50.6) | 61.3 (60.89-61.64) | 493 (52.4) | 62.8 (62.46-63.15) | 973 (51.5) | 62.1 (61.84-62.34) |
Ethnicity: | ||||||
Albanian | 857 (90.3) | 91.1 (90.87-91.28) | 843 (89.6) | 89.0 (88.76-89.18) | 1700 (89.9) | 89.9 (89.79-90.10) |
Serbian | 57 (6.0) | 5.5 (5.31-5.66) | 63 (6.7) | 7.2 (7.05-7.42) | 120 (6.3) | 6.4 (6.29-6.55) |
Roma | 9 (1.0) | 0.5 (0.43-0.54) | 3 (0.3) | 0.2 (0.21-0.29) | 12 (0.6) | 0.4 (0.33-0.39) |
Other | 26 (2.7) | 2.9 (2.81-3.07) | 32 (3.4) | 3.6 (3.43-3.70) | 58 (3.1) | 3.3 (3.18-3.37) |
Religion: | ||||||
Muslim | 868 (91.5) | 92.4 (92.21-92.62) | 858 (91.2) | 90.2 (90.00-90.43) | 1726 (91.3) | 91.2 (91.09-91.38) |
Catholic | 24 (2.5) | 2.1 (1.99-2.22) | 20 (2.1) | 2.6 (2.44-2.67) | 44 (2.3) | 2.3 (2.26-2.42) |
Orthodox | 57 (6.0) | 5.5 (5.31-5.66) | 63 (6.7) | 7.2 (7.05-7.42) | 120 (6.4) | 6.4 (6.29-6.55) |
Education: | ||||||
0 years | 251 (26.4) | 16.7 (16.39-16.96) | 585 (62.2) | 47.9 (47.55-48.26) | 836 (44.2) | 33.4 (33.16-33.66) |
1–8 years | 507 (53.4) | 59.6 (59.25-60.00) | 325 (34.5) | 48.3 (47.93-48.65) | 832 (44.0) | 53.6 (53.29-53.81) |
9+ years | 186 (19.6) | 23.2 (22.79-23.65) | 18 (1.9) | 2.5 (2.36-2.58) | 204 (10.8) | 12.1 (11.93-12.27) |
Marital status: | ||||||
Married | 554 (58.3) | 71.1 (70.73-71.43) | 243 (25.8) | 39.1 (38.77-39.41) | 797 (42.2) | 54.0 (53.69-54.21) |
Single | 10 (1.1) | 0.5 (0.43-0.54) | 11 (1.2) | 1.7 (1.61-1.80) | 21 (1.1) | 1.1 (1.08-1.20) |
Separated | 5 (0.5) | 0.4 (0.33-0.42) | 9 (1.0) | 1.0 (0.94-1.08) | 14 (0.7) | 0.7 (0.67-0.76) |
Widowed | 366 (38.6) | 26.8 (26.44-27.12) | 663 (70.4) | 56.7 (56.38-57.09) | 1029 (54.4) | 42.8 (42.57-43.09) |
Living arrangements: | ||||||
Living alone | 57 (6.0) | 5.0 (4.86-5.19) | 58 (6.2) | 5.1 (4.97-5.28) | 115 (6.1) | 5.1 (4.96-5.19) |
Not living alone | 892 (94.0) | 95.0 (94.81-95.14) | 882 (93.7) | 94.7 (94.55-94.88) | 1774 (93.9) | 94.8 (94.72-94.95) |