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