Table 1.

Characteristics of the survey participants

Variable	Surveyed
N	40
Age (Mean ± SD) [in years]	68.78 ± 6.86
Age range (min – max) [in years]	61–97
Gender (F – female, M – male)	F − 35, M − 5
Good health	24
Mean duration of foster care (Mean ± SD) [in years]	8.25 ± 4.92
Mean number of children in foster care (Mean ± SD)	1.425 ± 0.75
Education (1 - primary, 2 - vocational, 3 - technical, 4 - general, 5 - higher)	1–8, 2–14, 3–5, 4–9, 5 − 4