Table 1: Demographics of the respondents
    Thematic Household Survey
(n= 3447)
(Percentage)		   Current Study
(n= 494)
(Percentage)
Sex      
  Male 46.7%   50.8%
  Female 53.3%   49.2%
         
Age      
  65 - 69 28.9%   38.9%
  70 - 74 30.6%   34.2%
  75 - 79 19.8%   15.8%
  80 and over 20.7%   11.1%
         
Marital status      
  Married / cohabited 60.5%   66.8%
  Widowed 35.1%   30.2%
  Single 2.9%   1.8%
  Separated / divorced 1.4%   1.2%
  Missing 0.1%   0.0%
         
Educational attainment      
  No schooling / kindergarten 47.6%   33.8%
  Primary 32.9%   33.2%
  Lower secondary 8.3%   13.4%
  Upper secondary 6.5%   10.7%
  Matriculation 0.3%   0.8%
  Tertiary or above 4.3%   8.1%
  Missing 0.1%   0.0%
       
Type of Chronic Disease
  Hypertension 36.1%   38.3%
 

Arthritis (including backpain, knee pain, spur, degenerative arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis)

26.0%   30.2%
 

Eye diseases (including diabetic eye disease, cataract, glaucoma)

18.0%   19.6%
  Diabetes 15.3%   15.2%
  Stroke 4.6%   3.6%
  Fracture in lower limbs 1.1%   0.8%
  Vascular disease in lower limbs 1.0%   1.8%
  Disease of the ear / nose / throat 1.0%   0.2%