Table 3: Distribution of social factors among the geriatric sample.
Socio-economic Factors |
Frequency (%) |
Mean age, years |
|
Living status |
|
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with spouse |
5 (6.0) |
61.2 |
Kruskal-wallis H = 2.733 P-value = 0.074 |
with children |
39 (46.4) |
63.0 |
|
with spouse and children |
19 (22.6) |
62.9 |
|
with relatives |
15 (17.9) |
62.7 |
|
with non-relatives |
6 (7.1) |
63.8 |
|
Job |
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No job history |
13 (15.5) |
63.5 |
Kruskal-wallis H = 6.466 P-value = 0.255 |
Non-manual |
14 (16.7) |
62.9 |
|
Manual |
57 (67.9) |
62.8 |
|
Educational attainment |
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No formal education |
10 (11.9) |
63.9 |
Spearman’s rho = - 0.230 P-value = 0.036 |
Primary |
31 (36.9) |
62.9 |
|
Secondary |
31 (36.9) |
62.7 |
|
Tertiary |
12 (14.3) |
62.6 |