Research Article

Health Status and the Demand for Healthcare among the Elderly in the Rural Quoc-Oai District of Hanoi in Vietnam

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the elderly ().

Variables%

Age(Mean ± SD)()
 60 s37752.9
 70 s19427.2
 Over 8014219.9

Gender
 Male29541.4
 Female41858.6

Ethnicity
 Kinh58081.3
 Non-Kinh13318.7

Location
 Plain55577.8
 Mountain15822.2

Marital status
 Married/reunion41758.5
 Single/divorced/separated314.3
 Widowed26537.2

Education
 Under primary24734.6
 Primary20328.5
 Secondary18225.5
 High school and higher8111.4

Religion
 Yes131.8
 No70098.2

Working status
 Unemployed & retired17023.8
 Still working54376.2

Household size(Mean SD)()
 1-2 people15221.3
 3-4 people14820.8
 5-6 people29040.7
 Over 7 people12317.3

Wealth quintile
 Richest13418.8
 Richer13118.4
 Middle15722.0
 Poorer15221.3
 Poorest13919.5

Health insurance
 Yes51772.5
 No19627.5