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