Table 1 Sociodemographic profile of subjects
From: Depression in the elderly: Does family system play a role? A cross-sectional study
VARIABLES | TOTAL (n = 400) | Joint Family System (n = 226) | Nuclear Family System (n = 174) | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | Â |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
65–74 | 347 (86.8) | 190 (84.1) | 157 (90.2) |  |
75–84 | 43 (10.8) | 28 (12.4) | 15 (8.6) |  |
85+ | 10 (2.5) | 8 (3.5) | 2 (1.1) | 0.137 |
Mean ± S.D | 69 ± 5.1 | 69.4 ± 5.6 | 68.4 ± 4.4 |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Males | 312 (78) | 170 (75.2) | 142 (81.6) | Â |
Females | 88 (22) | 56 (24.8) | 32 (18.4) | 0.126 |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Single | 11 (2.7) | 3 (1.3) | 8 (4.6) | Â |
Married | 315 (78.8) | 172 (76.1) | 143 (82.2) | Â |
Widowed/Widower | 69 (17.3) | 49 (21.7) | 20 (11.5) | Â |
Divorced/Separated | 5 (1.2) | 2 (0.9) | 3 (1.7) | 0.013 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Illiterate | 51 (12.8) | 38 (16.8) | 13 (7.5) | Â |
Can Read/write | 32 (8) | 17 (7.5) | 15 (8.6) | Â |
Primary | 64 (16) | 40 (17.7) | 24 (13.8) | Â |
Secondary | 100 (25) | 60 (26.5) | 40 (23.0) | Â |
Inter | 48 (12) | 24 (10.6) | 24 (13.8) | Â |
Grad/Post-grad | 105 (26.2) | 47 (20.8) | 58 (33.3) | 0.010 |
Living Conditions †|  |  |  |  |
Living alone | 16 (4) | 0 (0) | 16 (19.2) | Â |
Living with spouse | 303 (77.9) | 164 (73.5) | 139 (83.7) | --‡ |
Living with children | 292 (75.1) | 216 (96.9) | 76 (45.8) | Â |
Caregiver(s) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Present | 353 (88.2) | 205 (90.7) | 148 (85.1) | 0.082 |
Absent | 47 (11.8) | 21 (9.3) | 26 (14.9) | Â |
Employment Status (Males) § |  |  |  |  |
Employed | 125 (40.1) | 69 (40.6) | 56 (39.5) | 0.836 |
Retired/Unemployed | 187 (59.9) | 101 (59.4) | 86 (60.5) | Â |
Financial Support | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Other sources ¶ | 302 (75.5) | 183 (81) | 119 (68.4) |  |
Self only | 98 (24.5) | 43 (19) | 55 (31.6) | 0.004 |
Depression | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Present | 78 (19.5) | 27 (11.9) | 51 (29.3) | <0.001 |
Absent | 322 (80.5) | 199 (88.1) | 123 (70.7) | Â |