Research Article
Role of Sociocultural Factors in Depression among Elderly of Twin Cities (Rawalpindi and Islamabad) of Pakistan
Table 1
Frequency of various demographic variables.
| Various demographic variables | | % |
| Gender | | | Male | 158 | 51 | Female | 152 | 152 | Marital status | | | Married | 201 | 65 | Unmarried | 109 | 35.16 | Family system | | | Nuclear family | 190 | 61.2 | Extensive family | 120 | 38.71 | Status of employment | | | Employed | 125 | 40.32 | Unemployed | 185 | 59.68 | Source of income | | | Self | 123 | 40.32 | Siblings/family | 146 | 47.1 | Pension | 39 | 12.6 | Living in own house? | | | Yes | 121 | 39 | No | 180 | 58.1 | Having peer group | | | Yes | 220 | 70.1 | No | 90 | 20.03 | Any physical aliment? | | | Hypertension | 52 | 16.77 | Diabetes | 67 | 21.61 | Other body complaints | 156 | 50.32 | Not as such | 37 | 11.93 | Clinically diagnosed with mental ailment? | | | Yes | 42 | 13.55 | No | 268 | 86.45 |
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