Table 2 Social support available to the elderly in Karachi from immediate family members
From: Depression in the elderly in Karachi, Pakistan: a cross sectional study
Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|
n = 506 | n = 447 | |
N (weighted%) | N (weighted%) | |
Ever married | ||
Yes | 493 (97.4) | 442 (98.9) |
No | 13 (2.6) | 5 (1.1) |
Marital status | ||
Living with spouse | 327 (64.6) | 151 (33.8) |
Not living with spouse | 179 (35.4) | 296 (66.2) |
Number of children born alive (weighted mean±SD) | 6.1 (0.3) | 6.4 (0.3) |
Number of children currently alive (weighted mean±SD) | 5.5 (0.3) | 5.9 (0.3) |
Number of only adult children alive (weighted mean±SD) | 4.6 (0.1) | 5.1 (0.1) |
Number of adult male children alive (weighted mean±SD) | 2.4 (0.1) | 2.8 (0.1) |
Number of adult female children alive (weighted mean±SD) | 2.2 (0.1) | 2.4 (0.1) |
Number of family members living with elderly (weighted mean±SD) | 6.4 (0.2) | 5.9 (0.1) |
Number of adult children living with elderly (weighted mean±SD) | 2.3 (0.1) | 2.1 (0.1) |
Family structure | ||
Alone | 12 (2.4) | 14 (3.1) |
Nuclear | 30 (5.9) | 12 (2.7) |
Extended with children | 448 (88.5) | 407 (91.1) |
Extended with other | 16 (3.2) | 14 (3.1) |
relatives | ||
Consider children as future security | ||
Yes | 403 (79.6) | 359 (80.3) |
No | 87 (17.2) | 75 (16.8) |
Don’t know | 16 (3.2) | 13 (2.9) |