Table 5 Relations between elderly perceived social support level, among studied elderly people and their demographic characteristics (n = 235)
From: Relationship between morality, happiness, and social support among elderly people
Variables | Elderly perceived social support level | No | χ 2 | P | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High N = 48 | Moderate N = 113 | Low N = 74 | |||||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||||
Age (in years) | |||||||||
<65 | 21 | 18.9 | 56 | 50.5 | 34 | 30.6 | 111 | 0.53 | 0.77 |
≥65 | 27 | 21.8 | 57 | 46.0 | 40 | 32.3 | 124 | ||
Gender | |||||||||
Male | 10 | 10.0 | 54 | 54.0 | 36 | 36.0 | 100 | 11.6 | 0.003 |
Female | 38 | 28.1 | 59 | 43.7 | 38 | 28.1 | 135 | ||
Residence | |||||||||
Rural | 6 | 14.0 | 24 | 55.8 | 13 | 30.2 | 43 | 1.7 | 0.41 |
Urban | 42 | 21.9 | 89 | 46.4 | 61 | 31.8 | 192 | ||
Marital status | |||||||||
Single | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | .0 | 4 | 100.0 | 4 | ||
Married | 19 | 14.3 | 68 | 51.1 | 46 | 34.6 | 133 | 23.2 | 0.001 |
Divorced | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 42.9 | 4 | 57.1 | 7 | ||
Widowed | 29 | 31.9 | 42 | 46.2 | 20 | 22.0 | 91 | ||
Education | |||||||||
Illiterate/read and write | 1 | 12.5 | 3 | 37.5 | 4 | 50.0 | 8 | ||
Primary education | 4 | 25.0 | 6 | 37.5 | 6 | 37.5 | 16 | 7.4 | 0.28 |
Secondary | 20 | 25.0 | 43 | 53.8 | 17 | 21.3 | 80 | ||
University or higher | 23 | 17.6 | 61 | 46.6 | 47 | 35.9 | 131 | ||
Working condition | |||||||||
Work | 12 | 19.7 | 34 | 55.7 | 15 | 24.6 | 61 | 2.3 | 0.32 |
Do not work | 36 | 20.7 | 79 | 45.4 | 59 | 33.9 | 174 | ||
Previous work | |||||||||
Worker | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 66.7 | 2 | 33.3 | 6 | ||
Crafts man or farmer | 3 | 60.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | .0 | 5 | 11.8 | 0.16 |
Free business | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | ||
Officer | 37 | 19.7 | 87 | 46.3 | 64 | 34.0 | 188 | ||
Housewife | 8 | 24.2 | 17 | 51.5 | 8 | 24.2 | 33 | ||
With whom live | |||||||||
Wife/husband | 19 | 14.5 | 68 | 51.9 | 44 | 33.6 | 131 | ||
One of the sons | 13 | 29.5 | 20 | 45.5 | 11 | 25.0 | 44 | 11.6 | 0.063 |
One of the relatives | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 4 | 66.7 | 6 | ||
Alone | 16 | 29.6 | 23 | 42.6 | 15 | 27.8 | 54 | ||
Income source | |||||||||
Pension | 46 | 20.2 | 110 | 48.2 | 72 | 31.6 | 228 | 0.26 | 0.86 |
Property income | 2 | 28.6 | 3 | 42.9 | 2 | 28.6 | 7 | ||
Income | |||||||||
Insufficient | 2 | 2.6 | 33 | 42.3 | 43 | 55.1 | 78 | 66.4 | 0.0001 |
Sufficient | 32 | 23.4 | 78 | 56.9 | 27 | 19.7 | 137 | ||
Sufficient and save | 14 | 70.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 4 | 20.0 | 20 | ||
Chronic diseases | |||||||||
Yes | 37 | 20.0 | 82 | 44.3 | 66 | 35.7 | 185 | 7.5 | 0.022 |
No | 11 | 22.0 | 31 | 62.0 | 8 | 16.0 | 50 | ||
Medication | |||||||||
Yes | 37 | 20.0 | 82 | 44.3 | 66 | 35.7 | 185 | 7.5 | 0.022 |
No | 11 | 22.0 | 31 | 62.0 | 8 | 16.0 | 50 | ||