Research Article
Social Isolation and Aging in Zambia: Examining the Possible Predictors
Table 1
Description of sample of elderly Zambians (60 years and above).
| | Total population | Males | Females |
| | 690 | 284 | 406 | Mean Age | 72.1 | 73.7 | 71 |
| % Residence | | | | Urban | 81.7 | 86.2 | 13.8 | Rural | 18.3 | 78.5 | 21.5 |
| % Marital status | | | | Never | 3.77 | 4.23 | 3.45 | Married | 35.8 | 56.34 | 21.43 | Divorced/separated | 11.45 | 13.03 | 10.34 | Widowed | 48.99 | 26.41 | 64.78 |
| % Education | | | | Never | 32.17 | 18.66 | 41.63 | Primary | 52.03 | 55.63 | 49.51 | Higher | 15.8 | 25.7 | 8.87 |
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