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Table 2 Social participation by type of activity (n = 804 participation events) for those reporting any participation (n = 583 elders): counts (n) and per cent (% elders)

From: Factors associated with social participation amongst elders in rural Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional mixed methods analysis

Activity

Participation frequency, n (%)

daily

weekly

monthly

6- monthly

≤yearly

Total

Community based organisation

0

7(0.7)

58(5.6)

7(0.7)

1(0.1)

73(7.1)

Women’s group

0

10(1.0)

25(2.4)

5(0.5)

2(0.2)

42(4.1)

Youth or children’s group

0

2 (0.2)

8(0.8)

5(0.5)

5(0.5)

20(1.9)

Temple/ church activities

20(2.0)

103(10.0)

176(17.1)

37(3.6)

40(3.9)

376(36.7)

Activities with eldersa

37(3.6)

46(4.5)

94(9.1)

31(3.0)

12(1.2)

220(21.4)

Sporting activity

0

2(0.2)

4(0.4)

5(0.5)

5(0.5)

16(1.6)

Otherb

2(0.2)

3(0.3)

37(3.6)

10(1.0)

5(0.5)

57(5.5)

  1. aActivities designed specifically for older people
  2. b‘Other’ activities reported included ‘funeral society’ (n = 37), political activities (6), welfare society (1) and unspecified (13)