Table 3 Demographic characteristics of the study participants (N = 498)
From: Caring perception questionnaire of the home-dwelling elderly: development and validation study
Variable | N | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 205 | 41.2 |
Female | 293 | 58.8 |
Age (years) | ||
≥ 60 | 202 | 40.4 |
≥ 70 | 170 | 34 |
≥ 80 | 110 | 22 |
≥ 90 | 16 | 3.2 |
Education Background | ||
no education background | 63 | 12.7 |
primary school | 124 | 24.9 |
junior high school | 133 | 26.7 |
senior high school/technical secondary school | 107 | 21.5 |
Junior college | 31 | 6.2 |
Bachelor and above | 40 | 8 |
Marital status | ||
single | 4 | 0.8 |
married | 341 | 68.5 |
divorced | 5 | 1 |
widowed | 148 | 29.7 |
Residence | ||
The city of Wuhan | 233 | 46.8 |
second/third-tier cities | 198 | 39.8 |
other cities | 67 | 13.4 |
Live alone | ||
yes | 411 | 82.5 |
no | 87 | 17.5 |