Table 1.
General characteristics of the study participants.
| Variable | Classification | % (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 40.1% (4128) |
| Female | 59.9% (6169) | |
| Age (years) | 74.6 (Mean) | ±9.80 (SD) |
| Marital status | Single | 0.5% (49) |
| Married | 62.2% (6405) | |
| Bereaved | 33.4% (3439) | |
| Divorced | 3.1% (315) | |
| Separated | 0.9% (88) | |
| Others | 0.0% (1) | |
| Educational level | Not knowing alphabets | 7.8% (805) |
| Reading characters | 19.4% (1995) | |
| Elementary school | 34.9% (3597) | |
| Middle school | 15.8% (1625) | |
| High school | 15.7% (1612) | |
| College | 1.0% (98) | |
| University | 5.5% (565) |
SD, standard deviation.