Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the functionally impaired elderly (n = 325).

Variables	Mean (SD), range, %
Age	75.03 (9.74), 60–97
Gender
Male	180, 55.38%
Female	145, 44.62%
Educational background
Education without schooling	37, 11.38%
Primary school education	54, 16.62%
Junior high school education	91, 28.00%
High school education	73, 22.46%
University education	70, 21.54%
Marital status
Unmarried	2, 0.62%
Married	250, 76.92%
Divorced	5, 1.54%
Widowed	68, 20.92%