Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants (N = 141)
From: A pilot study of depression among older people in Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Characteristics | Number (%) of Community Sample [108(76.6%)] | Number (%) of CH Sample [33(23.4%)] | Total number (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Employment Status | Â | Â | Â |
Currently employed | 27(25) | 0(0.0) | 27(19.1) |
Currently not employed | 81(75) | 33(100) | 114(80.9) |
Ways of Earning | Â | Â | Â |
Self | 71(65.7) | 20(60.6) | 91(64.5) |
Others | 37(34.3) | 13(39.4) | 50(35.5) |
Total Number of Children | Â | Â | Â |
Less than 3 | 65(60.2) | 23(69.7) | 88(62.4) |
Three or more | 43(39.8) | 10(30.3) | 53(37.6) |
Number of married children | Â | Â | Â |
None | 16(14.8) | 12(36.4) | 28(19.9) |
1-2 married children | 48(44.4) | 8(24.2) | 56(39.7) |
3 or more married children | 44(40.8) | 13(39.4) | 57(40.4) |
No visit from offspring/s | 6(5.6) | 17(51.5) | 23(16.3) |
Who is your caregiver? | Â | Â | Â |
Spouse & Children | 92(85.2) | 4(12.1) | 96(68.0) |
Others | 16(14.8) | 29(87.9) | 45(32) |
Have at least one caregiver | 106(98.1) | 16(48.5) | 122(86.5) |
Have servants at residential | 34(31.5) | 6(18.2) | 40(28.4) |