Table 2 Demographic Characteristics of the study sample (n = 500)
From: Psychometric properties the Iranian version of Older People’s Quality Of Life questionnaire (OPQOL)
Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 333 | 66.6 |
Female | 167 | 33.4 |
Age group (years) | ||
60–65 | 208 | 41.6 |
66–71 | 127 | 25.4 |
72–77 | 95 | 19 |
78–83 | 54 | 10.8 |
84–90 | 16 | 3.2 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 400 | 80 |
Single | 2 | 0.4 |
Widow | 88 | 17.6 |
Divorced | 6 | 1.2 |
Truce | 4 | 0.8 |
Employment status | ||
Housewife | 138 | 27.6 |
Practitioner | 22 | 4..4 |
Retired | 305 | 61 |
Unable | 35 | 7 |
Living conditions | ||
Alone | 59 | 11.8 |
With spouse | 399 | 79.8 |
With Children | 41 | 8.2 |
With Others | 1 | 0.2 |
Housing | ||
Private house | 417 | 83.4 |
Impersonal house | 83 | 16.6 |
Financial status | ||
Not enough | 27 | 5.4 |
At least | 183 | 36.6 |
Moderate | 248 | 49.6 |
Enough | 42 | 8.4 |
Educational level | ||
Illiterate | 65 | 13 |
Reading and writing | 53 | 10.6 |
Elementary | 186 | 37.2 |
Diploma | 124 | 24.8 |
University education | 72 | 14.4 |