Table 1b.
Socio-demographic variable | Sample (N = 38) |
---|---|
Age (in years) | |
Mean age | 50 |
Age range | |
17–29 | 5 (13%) |
30–39 | 5 (13%) |
40–49 | 6 (16%) |
50 and above | 22 (58%) |
Gender | |
Female | 24 (63%) |
Male | 14 (37%) |
Marital status | |
Single | 5 (13%) |
Married | 39 (76%) |
Divorced/separated | 1 (3%) |
Widowed | 3 (8%) |
Education (highest level completed) | |
No formal education | 9 (23%) |
Primary school or lower | 7 (18%) |
Middle school | 12 (32%) |
High school | 4 (11%) |
University | 6 (16%) |
Occupation | |
In employment | 21 (37%) |
Not in employment | 14 (55%) |
Retired | 3 (8%) |
Relationship with person with schizophrenia | |
Parent | 17 (44%) |
Sibling | 5 (13%) |
Child | 4 (11%) |
Spouse | 8 (21%) |
Family by marriage | 4 (11%) |