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 (
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| Variables | | % |
| Age | (Mean ± SD) | () | 60 s | 377 | 52.9 | 70 s | 194 | 27.2 | Over 80 | 142 | 19.9 |
| Gender | | | Male | 295 | 41.4 | Female | 418 | 58.6 |
| Ethnicity | | | Kinh | 580 | 81.3 | Non-Kinh | 133 | 18.7 |
| Location | | | Plain | 555 | 77.8 | Mountain | 158 | 22.2 |
| Marital status | | | Married/reunion | 417 | 58.5 | Single/divorced/separated | 31 | 4.3 | Widowed | 265 | 37.2 |
| Education | | | Under primary | 247 | 34.6 | Primary | 203 | 28.5 | Secondary | 182 | 25.5 | High school and higher | 81 | 11.4 |
| Religion | | | Yes | 13 | 1.8 | No | 700 | 98.2 |
| Working status | | | Unemployed & retired | 170 | 23.8 | Still working | 543 | 76.2 |
| Household size | (Mean SD) | () | 1-2 people | 152 | 21.3 | 3-4 people | 148 | 20.8 | 5-6 people | 290 | 40.7 | Over 7 people | 123 | 17.3 |
| Wealth quintile | | | Richest | 134 | 18.8 | Richer | 131 | 18.4 | Middle | 157 | 22.0 | Poorer | 152 | 21.3 | Poorest | 139 | 19.5 |
| Health insurance | | | Yes | 517 | 72.5 | No | 196 | 27.5 |
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