Table 3.

Attitude towards old age

	Males	Females	Total (n=213)
Old age has affected day-to-day life	88 (42.3)	120 (57.7)	208 (97.7)
Partially	76 (41.3)	108 (58.7)	184 (86.4)
Completely	12 (50.0)	12 (50.0)	24 (11.4)
Feel neglected by family members
Always	4 (40.0)	6 (60.0)	10 (4.7)
Sometimes	46 (37.7)	76 (62.3)	122 (57.3)
Feel a burden to family	34 (44.2)	43 (55.8)	77 (36.2)
Not happy in life	46 (45.0)	56 (55.0)	102 (47.9)
Feel they are not loved by family members	28 (35.9)	50 (64.1)	78 (36.6)

Figures in parentheses are in percentages