Table 1 Personal characteristics of the study population's age groups
Variable | All (n = 601) N (%) | Age groups | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Young | Middle-aged | Elderly | ||
Gender | ||||
 Female | 429(71.4) | 129(72.9) | 221(77.8) | 79(56.4) |
 Male | 172(28.6) | 48(27.1) | 63(22.2) | 61(43.6) |
Occupation | ||||
 Health care workers | 79(13.1) | 14(7.9) | 57(20.1) | 8(5.7) |
 non-healthcare workers | 61(10.1) | 4(2.3) | 49(17.3) | 8(5.7) |
 Student/teacher | 194(32.3) | 135(76.3) | 47(16.5) | 12(8.6) |
 Homemaker | 144(24.0) | 15(8.5) | 88(31.0) | 41(29.3) |
 Others | 123(20.5) | 9(5.1) | 43(15.1) | 71(50.7) |
Educational level | ||||
 Literacy | 23(3.8) | 0(0) | 1(0.4) | 22(15.7) |
  < Diploma | 46(7.7) | 4(2.3) | 11(3.9) | 31(22.1) |
 Diploma | 113(18.8) | 23(13.0) | 50(17.9) | 40(28.6) |
 University | 419(69.7) | 150(84.7) | 222(78.2) | 47(33.6) |
Economic status (from the individual perspective) | ||||
 Enough | 309(51.4) | 102(57.6) | 156(54.9) | 51(36.4) |
 Nearly enough | 219(36.4) | 66(37.3) | 99(34.9) | 54(38.6) |
 Not enough | 73(12.1) | 9(5.1) | 29(10.2) | 35(25.0) |
Marital status | ||||
 Married | 390(64.9) | 44(24.9) | 244(85.9) | 102(72.9) |
 Single | 211(35.1) | 133(75.1) | 40 (14.1) | 38 (27.1) |
Underlying disease | ||||
 No | 449(74.7) | 167(94.4) | 214(75.4) | 68(48.6) |
 Yes | 152(25.3) | 10(5.6) | 70(24.6) | 72(51.4) |
Coexistence | ||||
 Alone | 33(5.5) | 3(1.7) | 10(3.5) | 20(14.3) |
 Living with family (parents/spouse and children) | 533 (94.5) | 168(96.6) | 264(92.9) | 101(72.2) |
 Living with others (children and friend) | 35(5.8) | 6(3.4) | 10(3.6) | 19(13.5) |
PTSD symptoms | ||||
 High PTSD symptoms | 243(40.3) | 72(40.2) | 112(39.4) | 59(42.1) |
 Low PTSD symptoms | 360(59.7) | 106(59.8) | 172(60.6) | 81(57.9) |
DASS | ||||
 Depression | 368(61) | 117(65.4) | 163(57.4) | 88(62.9) |
 Anxiety | 375(62.2) | 116(64.8) | 165(58.1) | 94(67.1) |
 Stress | 374(62) | 117(65.4) | 175(61.6) | 82(58.6) |