Table 1 General description of the study sample (in percentages, means and SD), men and women
Men (15,333) | Women (20,907) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean / % | SD | Mean / % | SD | |
Sociodemographic and economic factors | ||||
Age | 72.39 | 5.06 | 73.19 | 5.21 |
65–69 | 35.7% | 31.0% | ||
70–74 | 28.3% | 26.3% | ||
75–79 | 20.0% | 20.7% | ||
80+ | 16.1% | 22.0% | ||
Education | ||||
Incomplete Sec. or less | 49.6% | 58.3% | ||
Secondary completed | 30.1% | 28.3% | ||
Tertiary Completed or above | 20.3% | 13.3% | ||
Land tenure | ||||
Renting | 22.5% | 26.8% | ||
Owner occupier | 77.5% | 73.2% | ||
Employment Status | ||||
Not working for pay | 91.0% | 95.3% | ||
Currently in paid employment | 9.0% | 4.7% | ||
Household size | 2.20 | 1.02 | 1.89 | 1.08 |
1 member | 18.2% | 41.6% | ||
2 members | 59.1% | 41.3% | ||
3+ members | 22.8% | 17.1% | ||
Time use Activity | ||||
Cleaning, cooking & shopping mins/day | 84.74 | 97.02 | 217.88 | 139.45 |
0 min | 27.4% | 7.2% | ||
>0 to 60 | 27.4% | 9.7% | ||
>60 to 120 | 18.2% | 11.4% | ||
>120 | 26.9% | 71.8% | ||
Gardening and maintenance mins/day | 68.56 | 109.37 | 38.54 | 77.43 |
0 min | 50.4% | 59.2% | ||
>0 to 60 | 17.4% | 21.4% | ||
>60 to 120 | 11.0% | 9.3% | ||
>120 | 21.2% | 10.2% | ||
Childcare mins/day | 1.41 | 15.02 | 2.07 | 19.59 |
0 min | 98.3% | 97.7% | ||
>0 to 60 | 1.0% | 1.2% | ||
>60 to 120 | 0.3% | 0.5% | ||
>120 | 0.4% | 0.5% | ||
Total Housework hours/day | 3.09 | 2.65 | 4.72 | 2.71 |
Less than 1 | 26.4% | 10.0% | ||
1 to 3 | 27.1% | 16.4% | ||
>3 to 6 | 31.9% | 42.8% | ||
>6 | 14.7% | 30.8% | ||
Sleep hours/day | 9.43 | 2.07 | 9.34 | 2.10 |
less than 7 | 6.7% | 6.9% | ||
>7 to 8 | 17.4% | 18.2% | ||
>8 | 75.9% | 75.0% | ||