Active Ageing Level and Time Use of Elderly Persons in a Thai Suburban Community

Table 3

Number and percentage of elderly persons in the Community Elderly School, classified by active ageing index levels and characteristics ().

Characteristics	Active ageing level						Chi-square
	High		Moderate		Low
		%		%		%
Age (years)							0.09
60-69	47	33.57	35	25.00	2	1.43
70-79	27	19.2	17	12.14	1	0.71
>80	8	5.71	3	2.14	0	0
Gender							0.04
Male	18	12.86	10	7.14	1	0.71
Female	64	45.71	45	32.14	2	1.43
Marital status
Single	4	2.862	4	2.86	0	0	0.22
Married	38	7.14	29	20.71	2	1.43
Widowed	40	28.57	22	15.71	1	0.71
Education
Uneducated	5	3.57	5	3.57	0	0	0.10
Less than high school	67	47.86	42	30.00	2	1.43
High school graduate	5	3.57	4	2.86	0	0
Some college	3	2.14	3	2.14	1	0.71
College graduate (bachelor’s degree)	2	1.43	1	0.71	0	0
Religion							—
Buddhism	82	58.57	55	39.29	3	2.14
Chronic health conditions							0.08
No	23	16.43	12	8.57	0	0
Yes	59	42.14	43	30.71	3	2.14
Current working status							0.22
Not working	48	34.29	33	23.57	0	0
Working	34	24.28	22	15.71	3	2.14
Family status							0.10
Single parent family	41	29.29	34	24.29	1	0.71
Extended family	41	29.29	21	15.00	2	1.43

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