From: 6, The Situation of Older People in Poor Urban Settings: The Case of Nairobi, Kenya
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National Research Council (US) Committee on Population; Cohen B, Menken J, editors. Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendation for Furthering Research. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2006.
Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendation for Furthering Research.
Show detailsTABLE 6-2Living Arrangements of Older People, Nairobi Demographic Surveillance System, 2003 (in percentage)
| Living Arrangements | Total Population 60+ | Korogocho Population 60+ | Viwandani Population 60+ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | ||
| Person Living with: | |||||||
| Lives alone | 37.6 | 47.0 | 37.9 | 41.2 | 36.0 | 59.9 | |
| Lives with child(ren) < 15 years | 7.3 | 1.1 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 10.0 | 0.7 | |
| Lives with spouse only | 4.8 | 9.5 | 4.6 | 12.1 | 6.0 | 3.7 | |
| Lives with spouse and children < 15 | 1.4 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 1.5 | |
| Lives with at least 1 adult (not spouse) | 48.9 | 37.3 | 49.0 | 38.6 | 48.0 | 34.3 | |
| Relationship to Household Head: | |||||||
| Head | 77.8 | 92.6 | 78.4 | 92.5 | 74.0 | 92.7 | |
| Spouse | 9.6 | 1.6 | 10.1 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | |
| Other relative | 12.6 | 5.6 | 11.4 | 5.2 | 20.0 | 6.6 | |
| Number of Cases | 356 | 442 | 306 | 305 | 50 | 137 | |
SOURCE: African Population and Health Research Center (2002-2003).
- TABLE 6-2, Living Arrangements of Older People, Nairobi Demographic Surveillance...TABLE 6-2, Living Arrangements of Older People, Nairobi Demographic Surveillance System, 2003 (in percentage) - Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa
- SRA Links for BioSample (Select 14729069) (1)SRA
- txid3109953[Organism] (14)Nucleotide
- txid3034984[Organism] (2)Protein
- volume-regulated anion channel subunit LRRC8B [Homo sapiens]volume-regulated anion channel subunit LRRC8B [Homo sapiens]gi|1621574603|ref|NP_001356748.1|Protein
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