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Table 1 The characteristics of study participants (n = 500)

From: The Persian short form Aging Perceptions Questionnaire (APQ-P): A validation study

 

Number (%)

Gender

 Man

236 (47.2)

 Female

264 (52.2)

Age group (years)

 60–70

347 (69.4)

 71–80

132 (26.4)

 80<

21 (4.2)

Educational

 Illiterate

41 (8.2)

 Primary

197 (39.4)

 Secondary

149 (29.8)

 Higher

113 (22.6)

Marital status

 Married

340 (68.0)

 Single

13 (2.6)

 Wideowed

138 (27.6)

 Divorced

9 (1.8))

Employment status

 Housewife

175 (35.0)

 Employed

35 (7.0)

 Retired

290 (58.0)

Number of children

 0

24 (4.8)

 1–3

226 (45.2)

 4–6

223 (44.6)

  > 7

27 (5.4)

Living condition

 Alone

103 (20.6)

 With spouse

151 (30.2)

 With children

59 (11.8)

 With family

182 (36.4)

 Others

5 (1.4)

Economic status

 Poor

135 (27.0)

 Intermediate

208 (41.6)

 Good

157 (31.4)

Housing

 Owner

398 (79.6)

 Tenant

91 (18.20

 Children’s home

6 (1.2)

 Familiar home

5 (1.0)

Health status

 Very Poor/poor

26 (5.2)

 Fair

189 (37.0)

 Good/very good

285 (57.0)

History of the disease

 Yes

249 (49.8)

 No

251 (50.2)