Table 1.
Parameters | Mean (SD) or No. (%) |
---|---|
Age | 76.2 (4.8) |
Gender | |
Female | 351 (37.8) |
Male | 577 (62.1) |
Marital status | |
Married | 544 (58.6) |
Widowed | 231 (24.9) |
Separated/divorced | 87 (9.4) |
Common-law | 36 (3.9) |
Never married | 30 (3.2) |
Place of residence | |
Rural | 95 (10.2) |
Urban | 833 (89.8) |
Highest level of education completed | |
Postgraduate | 200 (21.6) |
Undergraduate degree | 219 (23.6) |
College diploma | 101 (10.9) |
Trade/technical certificate | 71 (7.7) |
High school | 241 (26.0) |
Grade school | 96 (10.3) |
Employment status | |
Full-time | 19 (2.1) |
Part-time | 106 (11.4) |
Not employed | 803 (86.5) |
Note: SD = standard deviation.