Table 3 Prevalence of actual and defacto childlessness among older persons in selected East and Southeast Asian countries
S. Korea | China | Thailand | Vietnam | Myanmar | ||||||
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% actual childless | % defacto childless | % actual childless | % defacto childless | % actual childless | % defacto childless | % actual childless | % defacto childless | % actual childless | % defacto childless | |
All older persons | 2.3 | 9.9 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 6.4 | 10.8 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 2.8 |
Male | 2.2 | 11.6 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 12.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 2.3 |
Female | 2.5 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 8.6 | 3.3 |
Age 60–69 | 2.7 | 10.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 13.7 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 8.2 | 3.6 |
Age 70–79 | 1.4 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 1.6 |
Age 80 + | 3.5 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 2.9 |
Urban | 2.8 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 7.2 | 4.4 |
Rural | 0.9 | 17.0 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 11.1 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 6.6 | 2.1 |