Table 1. Caregivers’ and patients’ demographic characteristics.
Caregivers | Patients | ||
---|---|---|---|
Age | 48.7 (±14.8) | 58.6 (±18.3) | |
Gender | Male | 25.2% (n=53) | 55.7% (n=117) |
Female | 74.8% (n=157) | 44.3% (n=93) | |
Educational status | Il-literal | 1.9% (n=4) | 4.8% (n=10) |
Elementary school | 12.9% (n=27) | 24.8% (n=52) | |
High School | 15.2% (n=32) | 15.7% (n=33) | |
Lyceum | 23.8% (n=50) | 20.5% (n=43) | |
Vocational school | 15.2% (n=32) | 12.9% (n=27) | |
Applied University | 13.8% (n=29) | 3.8% (n=8) | |
University | 10.5% (n=22) | 6.7% (n=14) | |
Post-graduate | 5.7% (n=12) | 1.9% (n=4) | |
Do not answer | 1.0% (n=2) | 3.8% (n=8) | |
Professional status | Civil servant | 16.2% (n=43) | 12.9% (n=27) |
Private employee | 14.8% (n=31) | 11.4% (n=24) | |
Free-lance professional | 18.1% (n=38) | 16.2% (n=34) | |
Farmer | 7.6% (n=16) | 7.1% (n=15) | |
Laborer | 6.7% (n=14) | 7.1% (n=15) | |
Pensioner | 13.3% (n=28) | 27.6% (n=58) | |
Unemployed | 21.0% (n=44) | 13.8% (n=29) | |
Do not answer | 2.4% (n=5) | 3.8% (n=8) |