Table 1.

Demographic profile of the community dwelling elderly in Karachi Pakistan

	N	%
Sex  Male  Female	210 74	73.9 26.1
Age (in years)  60 – 65  66 – 70  71 – 75  76 – 80  > 80	132 69 39 28 16	46.5 24.3 13.7 9.9 5.6
Marital status  Single  Married  Widow  Separated / Divorced	12 218 43 11	4.2 76.8 15.1 3.9
Religion  Islam  Hinduism  Christianity	25.6 19 9	90.1 6.7 3.2
Educational status  Primary  Secondary  Intermediate  Graduate/diploma  Postgraduate  Illiterate	47 67 39 32 19 80	16.5 23.6 13.7 11.3 6.7 28.2
Occupational status  Employed / self-employed  Retired  Home maker/Unemployed	111 96 57 20	39.1 33.8 20.1 7.0
Mother tongue  Urdu  Punjabi  Sindhi  Pushto  Baluchi	207 29 22 21 5	72.4 10.2 7.7 7.4 1.8
Family system  Joint  Nuclear	175 109	61.6 38.4
Living status  Alone  With spouse only  With children only  Both spouse and children	34 57 134 59	12.0 20.0 47.2 20.8
Source of income  Self  Children  Pension  Savings  Charity	114 76 55 34 5	40.1 26.8 19.4 12.0 1.8
Income satisfaction  Yes  No	203 81	71.5 28.5