Table 1 Socio-demographical profile of the elderly in Karachi
From: Depression in the elderly in Karachi, Pakistan: a cross sectional study
Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|
n = 506 | n = 447 | |
N (weighted%) | N (weighted%) | |
Age (weighted mean ± SD) | 67.8 (0.4) | 66.2 (0.3) |
Religion | ||
Muslims | 452 (89.3) | 401 (89.7) |
Non-Muslims | 54 (10.7) | 46 (10.3) |
Employment status | ||
Not Working | 371 (73.3) | 411 (91.9) |
Working | 135 (26.7) | 36 (8.1) |
Marital status | ||
Living with spouse | 327 (64.6) | 151 (33.8) |
Not Living with spouse | 179 (35.4) | 296 (66.2) |
Level of education | ||
Illiterate | 220 (43.5) | 304 (68.0) |
Informal Education | 44 (8.7) | 55 (12.3) |
Primary to Matriculation | 177 (35.0) | 75 (16.8) |
Above Matriculation | 65 (12.8) | 13 (2.9) |
Ethnicity | ||
Urdu Speaking | 327 (64.6) | 280 (62.6) |
Punjabi/ Saraiki/Rajhistani | 87 (17.2) | 73 (16.3) |
Pashto/Hindko | 58 (11.5) | 37 (8.3) |
Sindhi/Balochi | 34 (6.7) | 57 (12.8) |
Place of birth | ||
India | 219 (43.3) | 179 (40.0) |
Within Pakistan other than | 174 (34.4) | 150 (33.6) |
Karachi | ||
Karachi | 113 (22.3) | 118 (26.4) |