Table 1.
Demographic charactertistics and SES level of participants
| Frequency | Valid Percent (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| SES Level | ||
| Low | 55 | 25.6 |
| Medium | 124 | 57.7 |
| High | 36 | 16.7 |
| Marital Status | ||
| Single | 8 | 3.7 |
| Married-Engaged | 188 | 87.4 |
| Divorced | 7 | 3.3 |
| Widow | 12 | 5.6 |
| Age | ||
| 45–50 years | 72 | 33.5 |
| 51–55 years | 43 | 20.0 |
| 56–60 years | 38 | 17.7 |
| 61–65 years | 29 | 13.5 |
| 66–70 years | 10 | 4.7 |
| 71–75 years | 14 | 6.5 |
| > 75 years | 9 | 4.2 |
| Education | ||
| Illiterate | 21 | 9.8 |
| End of Elemntary school | 51 | 23.7 |
| End of Middle school | 46 | 21.4 |
| End of High school | 42 | 19.5 |
| End of Associate degree | 37 | 17.2 |
| End of Bachelor’s degree | 15 | 7.0 |
| End of Master’s degree | 1 | .5 |
| Ph.d. and more | 2 | .9 |
| Occupation | ||
| Farmer | 12 | 5.6 |
| Factory worker | 9 | 4.2 |
| Receptionist | 1 | .5 |
| Teacher | 5 | 2.3 |
| University faculty | 3 | 1.4 |
| Driver | 49 | 22.8 |
| Office employee | 81 | 37.7 |
| Home keeper | 21 | 9.8 |
| Other | 34 | 15.8 |
| Recruitment Location | ||
| Parks | 45 | 20.9 |
| Bus stations | 29 | 13.4 |
| Retirement houses | 24 | 11.1 |
| Senior organizations | 18 | 8.3 |
| Imam Reza hospital | 25 | 11.6 |
| Razi hospital | 50 | 23.2 |
| Other | 24 | 11.1 |