Table 1 Characteristics of study participants
From: Functional status of Iranian older adults: a community-based assessment using EASY-care 2010
Characteristics | Number (%) (n = 970) | |
|---|---|---|
Age (y) | 60–64 | 352(36.3) |
65–69 | 208(21.5) | |
70–74 | 198(20.4) | |
75–79 | 98(10.1) | |
≤ 80 | 113(11.7) | |
Marital status | married | 686(70.7) |
single | 36(3.7) | |
divorced/widowed | 248(25.6) | |
Educational level | illiterate | 432(44.5) |
reading and writing | 179(18.5) | |
elementary | 224(23.1) | |
middle and high school | 70(7.2) | |
diploma and above | 65(6.7) | |
Sex | Female | 550(56.7) |
Male | 420(43.3) | |
Health Status | Chronic disease | 796(82.2) |
Cigarette smoking | 83(8.6) | |
Substance use | 25(2.6) | |
Sleep medications | 146(15.1) | |
Depression | 82(8.5) | |
Residence | Urban | 591(60.9) |
Rural | 379(39.1) | |
Current Occupation Status | Freelance work | 176(18.1) |
Retired | 206(27.5) | |
Unemployed | 80 (8.2) | |
housekeeping | 441(45.5) | |
Financial Status | independent | 739(76.2) |
dependent | 231(23.8) | |
Income | Just Enough | 566(58.4) |
Not enough | 266(27.4) | |
More than enough | 138(14.2) | |
Takes care of someone | Â | 181(18.7) |
Someone takes care of them | Â | 209(21.5) |