Table I.

Characteristics of the participants.

Participant number	Age	Education	Marital status	Number of children	Type of residence	Living with whom?	Employment status
1	61	Diploma	Married	5	Urban	Living with spouse	Housewife
2	70	Literate (reading and writing)	Married	5	Urban	Living with spouse	Housewife
3	86	Diploma	Widowed	7	Urban	Living with son and his family	Retired
4	65	Diploma	Widowed	3	Urban	Living with unmarried child	Retired
5	76	Elementary school (second grade)	Widowed	5	Urban	Living independently	Housewife
6	84	Diploma	Divorced	4	Urban	Living with unmarried child	Retired
7	63	Diploma	Married	—	Urban	Living with spouse	Retired
8	83	Illiterate	Divorced	5	Urban	Living independently	Housewife
9	70	Bachelor's degree	Married	3	Urban	Living with spouse	Retired
10	96	Doctoral degree	Widowed	3	Urban	Living with caregiver	Retired
11	66	Bachelor's degree	Single	—	Urban	Living independently	Retired (Returning to work)
12	81	Illiterate	Widowed	6	Rural	Living independently	Housewife
13	70	Literate (reading and writing)	Widowed	6	Urban	Living with spouse and unmarried child	Housewife
14	68	Diploma	Married	2	Urban	Living with spouse and unmarried children	Housewife
15	77	Literate (reading and writing)	Married	3	Urban	Living with spouse	Housewife
16	76	Literate (reading and writing)	Widowed	4	Urban	Living independently	Housewife
17	78	Illiterate	Widowed	3	Urban	Living in nursing home	Housewife
18	49	Diploma	Married	1	Urban	Living with an older relative	Retired
19	32	Middle school (third degree)	Married	1	Urban	Living with an older relative	Housewife
20	28	Bachelor's degree	Single	—	Urban	Living with an older relative	Employed
21	78	Illiterate	Widowed	3	Urban	Living in nursing home	Housewife