Research Article
Family Support and Loneliness among Older Persons in Multiethnic Malaysia
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics, health and disability, and coresidence status of respondents (%).
| | All | Male | Female | () | () | () |
| Age group | | | | 60s | 64.4 | 62.5 | 65.7 | 70s | 29.2 | 31.3 | 27.8 | 80s+ | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.5 | Gender | | | | Male | 39.6 | | | Female | 60.4 | | | Ethnic group | | | | Malay | 45.4 | 41.8 | 47.8 | Chinese | 24.6 | 26.9 | 23.0 | Indian | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | Indigenous | 25.7 | 27.6 | 24.4 | Marital status | | | | Currently married | 52.8 | 78.3 | 36.0 | Widowed/divorced | 47.2 | 21.7 | 64.0 | Residence | | | | Rural | 57.0 | 57.7 | 56.4 | Urban | 43.0 | 42.3 | 43.6 | Educational level | | | | No schooling | 52.4 | 31.7 | 66.0 | Primary level | 36.5 | 49.4 | 27.9 | Secondary+ | 11.1 | 18.9 | 6.0 | Work status | | | | No | 74.7 | 60.7 | 83.8 | Yes | 25.3 | 39.3 | 16.2 | Sources of income | | | | None | 25.0 | 18.2 | 29.4 | 1-2 | 52.6 | 48.5 | 55.3 | 3+ | 22.4 | 33.4 | 15.3 | Illnesses | | | | None | 27.0 | 32.1 | 23.6 | 1 illness | 33.4 | 32.8 | 33.9 | 2+ illnesses | 39.6 | 35.1 | 42.6 | Physical limitations | | | | None | 67.4 | 73.0 | 63.7 | 1-2 limitations | 19.5 | 17.7 | 20.6 | 3+ limitations | 13.1 | 9.3 | 15.6 | Coresidence with children | | | | No | 37.2 | 39.9 | 35.5 | Yes | 62.8 | 60.1 | 64.5 |
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