Table 1: Description of sample of elderly Zambians (60 years and above).

Total population Males Females 690 284 406 Mean Age 72.1 73.7 71 % Residence    Urban 81.7 86.2 13.8  Rural 18.3 78.5 21.5 % Marital status    Never 3.77 4.23 3.45  Married 35.8 56.34 21.43 Divorced/separated 11.45 13.03 10.34  Widowed 48.99 26.41 64.78 % Education  Never 32.17 18.66 41.63  Primary 52.03 55.63 49.51  Higher 15.8 25.7 8.87