Table 3: Distribution of social factors among the geriatric sample.

Socio-economic Factors

Frequency (%)

Mean age, years

 

Living status

 

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

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

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