Table 1.
Specifications of the participants in the study
| Age (years) | Mean = 71.2 | SD ± 6.7 | Range = 65–82 |
| Interview time (min) | Mean = 55.5 | SD ±14.6 | Range = 25–75 |
| Number of children | Mean = 4.5 | SD ± 2.5 | Range = 1–10 |
| Gender (na) | Female | 12 | |
| Male | 10 | ||
| Domicile (n) | Urban areas | 15 | |
| Rural areas | 7 | ||
| Marital status (n) | Married | 15 | |
| Widow/widower | 5 | ||
| Unmarried | 1 | ||
| Divorced | 1 | ||
| Education (n) | No education | 14 | |
| Elementary education | 4 | ||
| High school diploma | 1 | ||
| BA | 2 | ||
| MSc | 1 | ||
| Occupation (n) | Housewives | 12 | |
| Business men | 6 | ||
| Office employees | 4 | ||
| Satisfaction with economic condition (n) | Very dissatisfied | 7 | |
| Dissatisfied | 8 | ||
| Satisfied | 4 | ||
| Very satisfied | 3 |
Note:
a
n, number of participants.
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; BA, bachelor of arts; MSc, master of science.