Table 1 Installation of air conditioners and associated factors
From: Characteristics of elderly people living in non-air-conditioned homes
Number | Air conditioners installed | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||||
Number | % | Number | % | |||
Total | 989 | 950 | 96.1 | 39 | 3.9 | |
Age (years) | ||||||
65–74 | 660 | 634 | 96.1 | 26 | 3.9 | 1.000 |
75–84 | 329 | 316 | 96.0 | 13 | 4.0 | |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 433 | 410 | 94.7 | 23 | 5.3 | 0.051 |
Female | 556 | 540 | 96.1 | 16 | 2.9 | |
Area | ||||||
A | 187 | 182 | 97.3 | 5 | 2.7 | 0.230 |
B | 138 | 133 | 96.4 | 5 | 3.6 | |
C | 87 | 84 | 96.6 | 3 | 3.4 | |
D | 155 | 151 | 97.4 | 4 | 2.6 | |
E | 134 | 130 | 97.0 | 4 | 3.0 | |
F | 269 | 251 | 93.3 | 18 | 6.7 | |
G | 19 | 19 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 615 | 599 | 97.4 | 16 | 2.6 | 0.006* |
Not married | 361 | 339 | 93.9 | 22 | 6.1 | |
Living with family | ||||||
Yes | 733 | 714 | 97.4 | 19 | 2.6 | 0.000* |
No | 243 | 223 | 91.8 | 20 | 8.2 | |
Working status | ||||||
Employed | 240 | 232 | 96.7 | 8 | 3.3 | 0.553 |
Unemployed | 739 | 708 | 95.8 | 31 | 4.2 | |
Type of building | ||||||
Detached | 543 | 533 | 98.2 | 10 | 1.8 | 0.001* |
Apartment housing | 415 | 389 | 93.7 | 26 | 6.3 | |
Other | 17 | 15 | 88.2 | 2 | 11.8 | |