Psychological wellbeing, physical impairments and rural aging in a developing country setting

Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of parents: actual sample numbers (total n = 1147) and weighted percentages

	Study sample n = 1147	Weighted percentages
Female	n = 634	57%
Working	n = 564	48%
Marital status:
Married	n = 633	54%
Widowed	n = 451	41%
Divorced/separated/single	n = 63	6%
Live alone	n = 155	9%
Education:
None	n = 332	28%
1–3 years	n = 174	15%
Primary (4 yrs)	n = 541	49%
More than primary	n = 99	8%
Proportion with two or more limiting physical impairments	n = 540	50%
Cognitive impairment	n = 91	8%
At least one child living at home	n = 551	63%

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