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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of the Participants

From: Psychometric properties of modified MOS social support survey 5-item (MSSS-5-item) among Iranian older adults

Variables

Total sample

CFA group

EFA group

n (percent)

n (percent)

n (percent)

Gender

Male

224 (53.3)

107 (51)

117 (55.7)

Female

196 (46.7)

103 (49)

93 (44.3)

Education

<High school

210 (50)

106 (50.5)

104 (49.5)

≥High school

210 (50)

104 (49.5)

106 (50.5)

Marriage status

Single

9 (2.1)

5 (2.4)

4 (1.9)

Married

330 (78.6)

159 (75.7)

171 (81.4)

Widowed

70 (16.7)

41 (19.5)

29 (13.8)

Divorced

11 (2.6)

5 (2.4)

6 (2.9)

Socio-economic Status

Developed

124 (29.5)

58 (27.6)

66 (31.4)

Moderate developed

58 (13.8)

31 (14.8)

27 (12.9)

Relatively developed

115 (27.4)

56 (26.7)

59 (28.1)

less developed

62 (14.8)

35 (16.7)

27 (12.9)

Under developed

61 (14.5)

30 (14.3)

31 (14.8)