Table 2 Sociodemographic and health characteristics of participants in two surveys of elderly persons
From: Elder abuse victimization patterns: latent class analysis using perpetrators and abusive behaviours
Population-based survey N = 245 | Victims’ survey N = 510 | |
|---|---|---|
n(%) | n(%) | |
Sex | ||
Women | 184 (75.1) | 382 (77.2) |
Men | 61 (24.9) | 113 (22.8) |
Age groups | ||
[60–69 years] | 130 (53.1) | 249 (50.3) |
[70–79 years] | 78 (31.8) | 175 (35.4) |
[80 + years] | 37 (15.1) | 71 (14.3) |
Civil status | ||
Single | 13 (5.3) | 14 (2.9) |
Married/Civil Union | 132 (58.2) | 301 (61.9) |
Divorced/Separated | 20 (8.2) | 58 (11.9) |
Widow | 69 (28.3) | 113 (23.3) |
Living arrangements | ||
Alone | 65 (26.8) | 53 (10.4) |
With others | 178 (73.2) | 457 (89.6) |
Schooling | ||
Up to 4 years of schooling | 190 (80.2) | 429 (85.9) |
5 years or more | 47 (19.8) | 70 (14.1) |
Social support | ||
Plenty/ enough | 137 (58.8) | 281 (55.7) |
Few/ No one | 96 (41.2) | 223 (44.3) |
Chronic disease | ||
Yes | 201 (82.0) | 374 (76.3) |
No | 44 (18.0) | 116 (23.7) |
ADL | ||
Yes | 48 (19.6) | 117 (23.0) |
No | 197 (80.4) | 392 (77.0) |