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Table 2 Socioeconomic characteristics of the study population

From: Socioeconomic conditions of elderly people in Kosovo: a cross-sectional study

Socioeconomic characteristic

Men (n = 949)

Women (n = 941)

Total (n = 1890)

Sample N (%)*

Standardized% (95% CI)

Sample N (%)*

Standardized% (95% CI)

Sample N (%)*

Standardized% (95% CI)

Family finances at end of month:

      

Not enough

667 (70.3)

67.6 (67.20-67.92)

718 (76.3)

76.5 (76.23-76.83)

1385 (72.4)

72.4 (72.13-72.60)

Enough

275 (29.0)

31.5 (31.11-31.83)

215 (22.8)

22.7 (22.42-23.02)

490 (26.8)

26.8 (26.55-27.01)

Missing

7 (0.7)

1.0 (0.90-1.05)

8 (0.9)

0.8 (0.69-0.82)

15 (0.9)

0.9 (0.81-0.91)

Self-perceived poverty:

      

Extremely poor

121 (12.8)

13.2 (12.96-13.44)

172 (18.3)

18.5 (18.27-18.82)

293 (15.5)

16.1 (15.88-16.26)

Poor

308 (32.4)

27.6 (27.22-27.91)

329 (35.0)

33.5 (33.18-33.86)

637(33.7)

30.8 (30.51-31.00)

Moderate

346 (36.5)

39.5 (39.08-39.84)

296 (31.4)

33.0 (32.63-33.31)

642 (34.0)

36.0 (35.73-36.23)

Not poor

106 (11.2)

12.4 (12.14-12.65)

83 (8.8)

8.8 (8.63-9.04)

189 (10.0)

10.5 (10.33-10.65)

Fair

44 (4.6)

4.8 (4.68-5.01)

45 (4.8)

4.5 (4.39-4.69)

89 (4.7)

4.7 (4.57-4.79)

Missing

24 (2.5)

2.5 (2.41-2.65)

16 (1.7)

1.6 (1.52-1.70)

40 (2.1)

2.0 (1.96-2.11)

  1. * Mean values (and their respective standard deviations) and absolute numbers (and their respective column percentages) in the actual study sample.
  2. Age-sex and-residence standardized mean values and column percentages and their respective 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs).