Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the study sample
| Frequency (percentage) | |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 90 (38.8) |
| Female | 141 (60.8) |
| Age group | |
| <18 | 1 (0.5) |
| 18–24 | 5 (2.7) |
| 25–39 | 17 (9.0) |
| 40–64 | 57 (42.6) |
| >65 | 108 (57.4) |
| Religion | |
| Religious | 197 (94.9) |
| None | 34 (14.7) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 83 (35.8) |
| Single | 40 (17.2) |
| Separated | 6 (2.6) |
| Divorced | 23 (9.9) |
| Widowed | 73 (31.5) |
| Common law | 6 (2.6) |
| Education | |
| <High school | 93 (40.1) |
| High school | 58 (25.0) |
| Some college | 13 (5.6) |
| College or post-graduate | 51 (22.0) |
| Work | |
| Employed | 75 (32.3) |
| Seeking work | 12 (5.2) |
| Carer or looking after children/house | 9 (3.9) |
| Student or on training scheme | 2 (0.9) |
| Retired | 133 (57.3) |