Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants (N = 430)
From: Knowledge and attitudes regarding elder abuse in the community, Eastern Province Saudi Arabia
caregiver | |||||||
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yes (n = 93, 21.6%) | no (n = 337, 78.4%) | Total | |||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
age | < 30 yrs | 22 | 23.7 | 125 | 37.1 | 147 | 34.2 |
30+ yrs | 71 | 76.3 | 212 | 62.9 | 283 | 65.8 | |
Min-max | 18–58 | 18–59 | 18–59 | ||||
mean ± Sd | 37.4 ± 10 | 35.1 ± 10.5 | 35.6 ± 10.4 | ||||
Median | 36 | 34 | 35 | ||||
gender | male | 47 | 50.5 | 168 | 49.9 | 215 | 50.0 |
female | 46 | 49.5 | 169 | 50.1 | 215 | 50.0 | |
marital state | single | 22 | 23.7 | 86 | 25.5 | 108 | 25.1 |
married | 54 | 58.1 | 197 | 58.5 | 251 | 58.4 | |
divorce | 12 | 12.9 | 48 | 14.2 | 60 | 14.0 | |
widowed | 5 | 5.4 | 6 | 1.8 | 11 | 2.6 | |
education categories | average education | 39 | 41.9 | 138 | 40.9 | 177 | 41.2 |
higher education | 54 | 58.1 | 199 | 59.1 | 253 | 58.8 | |
education | elementary | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 |
intermediate | 4 | 4.3 | 10 | 3.0 | 14 | 3.3 | |
high school | 35 | 37.6 | 127 | 37.7 | 162 | 37.7 | |
university | 49 | 52.7 | 185 | 54.9 | 234 | 54.4 | |
above university | 5 | 5.4 | 14 | 4.2 | 19 | 4.4 | |
occupation | government | 35 | 37.6 | 129 | 38.3 | 164 | 38.1 |
special | 34 | 36.6 | 122 | 36.2 | 156 | 36.3 | |
retired | 8 | 8.6 | 25 | 7.4 | 33 | 7.7 | |
house wife | 13 | 14.0 | 59 | 17.5 | 72 | 16.7 | |
student | 3 | 3.2 | 2 | 0.6 | 5 | 1.2 | |
income | < 5000 SR | 48 | 51.6 | 218 | 64.7 | 266 | 61.9 |
< 5000–10,000 SR | 27 | 29.0 | 80 | 23.7 | 107 | 24.9 | |
< 10,000-15000SR | 12 | 12.9 | 26 | 7.7 | 38 | 8.8 | |
> 15,000 SR | 6 | 6.5 | 13 | 3.9 | 19 | 4.4 | |
Source of income | Personal salary | 69 | 74.2 | 251 | 74.5 | 320 | 74.4 |
retired | 8 | 8.6 | 25 | 7.4 | 33 | 7.7 | |
special | 16 | 17.2 | 61 | 18.1 | 77 | 17.9 | |
living | large family | 55 | 59.1 | 130 | 38.6 | 185 | 43.0 |
nuclear family | 38 | 40.9 | 207 | 61.4 | 245 | 57.0 | |
relative | father | 40 | 43.0 | 40 | 43.0 | ||
mother | 48 | 51.6 | 48 | 51.6 | |||
sister | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.1 | |||
father in law | 4 | 4.3 | 4 | 4.3 | |||
disability categories | No disability | 28 | 30.1 | 28 | 30.1 | ||
disability | 65 | 69.9 | 65 | 69.9 | |||
disability | physical disability | 23 | 24.7 | 23 | 24.7 | ||
mental disability | 9 | 9.7 | 9 | 9.7 | |||
Visual impairment | 14 | 15.1 | 14 | 15.1 | |||
hearing impairment | 11 | 11.8 | 11 | 11.8 | |||
psychiatric disease | 8 | 8.6 | 8 | 8.6 | |||
no disability | 28 | 30.1 | 28 | 30.1 | |||