Table 1 Demographic profiles of respondents
From: The psychometric evaluation of the sense of belonging instrument (SOBI) with Iranian older adults
Variables | N (%) or Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 182 (60.3%) |
Female | 120 (39.7%) |
Age | 67.75 (6.59) |
Marital Status | |
Single | 6 (2%) |
Married | 258 (85.4%) |
Divorced | 5 (1.7%) |
Widow | 33 (10.9%) |
Educational Status | |
Illiterate | 14 (4.6%) |
Elementary | 58 (19.2%) |
Junior | 66 (21.9%) |
Diploma | 124 (41.1%) |
Collegiate | 40 (13.2%) |
Present Socioeconomic Status | |
Less advantaged (less than 10 million Rials) | 30 (9.9%) |
Moderately advantaged (between 10 million to 30 million Rials) | 254 (84.1%) |
Most advantaged (more than 30 million Rials) | 18 (6%) |
Main Income Resources | |
Personal | 64 (21.2%) |
Family | 76 (25.2%) |
Pension | 162 (53.6%) |
Relative Visiting | |
yes | 269 (89.1%) |
no | 33 (10.9%) |
Social support (0–10) | 3.93 (2.22) |
Religious belief (0–10) | 7.01 (2.85) |