Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the older adults (n = 300)
Variable | N | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 140 | 46.7 |
Female | 160 | 53.3 | |
Marital Status | Married | 259 | 86.3 |
Single | 41 | 13.7 | |
Educational level | Illiterate | 28 | 9.3 |
Writing and reading | 80 | 26.7 | |
Primary | 71 | 23.7 | |
Secondary and diploma | 56 | 18.7 | |
Academic | 65 | 21.7 | |
Living arrangement | With spouse | 178 | 59.3 |
With spouse and children | 73 | 24.3 | |
With children | 13 | 4.3 | |
With others | 17 | 5.7 | |
Alone | 19 | 6.3 | |
Job | Unemployed | 19 | 6.3 |
Retired | 61 | 20.3 | |
Employed | 119 | 39.7 | |
Housewife | 101 | 33.7 | |
Financial status | Low | 19 | 6.3 |
Middle | 160 | 53.3 | |
High | 109 | 36.3 | |
Excellent | 12 | 4.0 | |
Children | 0 | 25 | 8.3 |
1–2 | 111 | 37.0 | |
3–4 | 119 | 39.7 | |
5 ≤ | 45 | 15.0 | |
Chronic disease history | Yes | 219 | 73.0 |
No | 81 | 27.0 | |