Research Article
Active Ageing Level and Time Use of Elderly Persons in a Thai Suburban Community
Table 1
Characteristics of the elderly (
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| Characteristics | | (%) |
| Age (years) | | 60-69 | 84 | 60.00 | 70-79 | 45 | 32.14 | >80 | 11 | 7.86 | Gender | | Male | 29 | 20.71 | Female | 111 | 79.29 | Marital status | | Single | 8 | 5.71 | Married | 69 | 49.29 | Widowed | 63 | 45.30 | Education | | Uneducated | 10 | 7.14 | Less than high school | 111 | 79.29 | High school graduate | 9 | 6.43 | Some college | 7 | 5.00 | College graduate (bachelor’s degree) | 3 | 2.14 | Religion | | Buddhism | 140 | 100.00 | Chronic health conditions | | No | 35 | 25.00 | Yes | 105 | 75.00 | Current working status | | Not working | 81 | 57.85 | Working | 59 | 42.15 | Family status | | Single parent family | 76 | 54.29 | Extended family | 64 | 45.71 |
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Chronic health conditions include any of the following: heart disease, hypertension, arthritis, or diabetes. |