Table 1.

Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of respondents (n = 493)

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Gender	Male	417	85
	Female	76	15
Age	60–65 years	199	40
	66–70 years	235	48
	71–75 years	53	11
	Above 75 years	6	1
Education	Primary	110	22
	Secondary	59	12
	Higher secondary	80	16
	Honors/Degrees	49	10
	Master’s	134	27
	Illiterate	61	13
Current living status	Accompanied by family Members	366	74
	Couple only	103	21
	Alone	24	5