Table 1 Characteristics of ≥ 60 year-old participating subjects.

Women (n = 870)

Men (n = 1098)

Total (n = 1968)

Age

N

%

n

%

n

%

60–64

371

42.6

317

28.9

688

35.0

65–69

209

24.0

319

29.1

528

26.8

70–74

141

16.2

217

19.8

358

18.2

75–79

91

10.5

152

13.8

243

12.3

80 and more

58

6.7

93

8.5

151

7.7

Schooling

No schooling

265

30.5

271

24.7

536

27.2

Primary

527

60.6

703

64.0

1230

62.5

Secondary

36

4.1

72

6.6

108

5.5

Technical or professional

25

2.9

16

1.5

41

2.1

Preparatory

6

0.7

11

1.0

17

0.9

Professional

11

1.3

24

2.2

35

1.8

Postgraduate

0

0

1

0.1

1

0.1

Civil status

Married

493

56.7

898

81.8

1391

70.7

Single

30

3.4

17

1.5

47

2.4

Separated

29

3.3

14

1.3

43

2.2

Free union

9

1.0

35

3.2

44

2.2

Divorced

8

0.9

10

0.9

18

0.9

Widow/er

301

34.6

124

11.3

425

21.6

Family

Without information

69

7.9

53

4.8

122

6.2

Lives alone

8

0.9

7

0.6

15

0.8

Nuclear

439

50.5

633

57.7

1072

54.4

Multiple

27

3.1

38

3.5

65

3.3

Non family house

1

0.1

3

0.3

4

0.2

Extended

305

35.1

332

30.2

637

32.4

Combined

21

2.4

32

2.9

53

2.7

Income

Yes

49

5.6

284

25.9

333

16.9

No

821

94.4

814

74.1

1635

83.1