Social Isolation and Aging in Zambia: Examining the Possible Predictors

Table 2

Percent reporting indicators of social isolation by sex, age, residence, marital status, and education.

		Appetite loss	Stress	Moody	Hopeless	Useless	Unhappy	Lonely
Population	690	20.7	50.6	28.6	30.0	27.3	44.8	52.3
Males	284	21.1	45.8	27.5	27.1	23.9	40.1	47.5
Females	406	20.4	53.9	29.3	32.0	29.6	48.0	55.6
60–69	299	15.4	44.5	26.1	27.1	22.7	39.8	43.1
70–79	253	24.1	58.1	30.8	31.2	26.9	45.5	54.9
80+	138	26.1	50.0	29.7	34.1	37.7	54.4	67.4
Urban	564	19.3	48.9	29.1	26.4	23.8	41.5	47.7
Rural	126	27.0	57.9	26.2	46.0	42.9	59.5	73.0
Never married	26	30.8	53.9	46.2	42.3	50.0	57.7	69.2
Married	247	13.8	43.3	23.9	23.5	17.8	34.8	35.6
Divorced/separated	79	26.6	48.1	25.3	36.7	31.7	43.0	48.1
Widowed	338	23.7	56.2	31.4	32.3	31.4	51.5	64.2
No school	222	20.3	56.3	32.0	35.6	35.6	50.5	61.3
Primary	359	22.3	49.0	26.7	29.0	26.5	44.0	52.7
Higher	109	16.5	44.0	27.5	22.0	12.8	35.8	33.0