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. 2014 Jun 28;7:409. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-409

Table 2.

Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants (N = 141)

Characteristics Number (%) of Community Sample [108(76.6%)] Number (%) of CH Sample [33(23.4%)] Total number (%)
Employment Status
 
 
 
Currently employed
27(25)
0(0.0)
27(19.1)
Currently not employed
81(75)
33(100)
114(80.9)
Ways of Earning
 
 
 
Self
71(65.7)
20(60.6)
91(64.5)
Others
37(34.3)
13(39.4)
50(35.5)
Total Number of Children
 
 
 
Less than 3
65(60.2)
23(69.7)
88(62.4)
Three or more
43(39.8)
10(30.3)
53(37.6)
Number of married children
 
 
 
None
16(14.8)
12(36.4)
28(19.9)
1-2 married children
48(44.4)
8(24.2)
56(39.7)
3 or more married children
44(40.8)
13(39.4)
57(40.4)
No visit from offspring/s
6(5.6)
17(51.5)
23(16.3)
Who is your caregiver?
 
 
 
Spouse & Children
92(85.2)
4(12.1)
96(68.0)
Others
16(14.8)
29(87.9)
45(32)
Have at least one caregiver
106(98.1)
16(48.5)
122(86.5)
Have servants at residential 34(31.5) 6(18.2) 40(28.4)