TABLE 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).

From: 6, The Situation of Older People in Poor Urban Settings: The Case of Nairobi, Kenya

Cover of Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa
Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendation for Furthering Research.
National Research Council (US) Committee on Population; Cohen B, Menken J, editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2006.
Copyright © 2006, National Academy of Sciences.

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