Journal of Aging Research / 2013 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Perceived Effectiveness of Elder Abuse Interventions in Psychological Distress and the Design of Culturally Adapted Interventions: A Qualitative Study in the Chinese Community in Chicago Table 1 Characteristics of the study population by the presence of elder abuse.
Any abuse Yes (
) No (
) Age group, number (%) 60–69 5 (45.5) 8 (30.8) 70–79 6 (54.5) 12 (46.2) 80+ 0 (0.0) 6 (23.1) Sex, number (%) Men 7 (63.6 ) 9 (34.6 ) Women 4 (36.4) 17 ( 65.4) Education levels, years (%) 0–8 years 4 (36.4) 12 (46.2) 9–12 years 3 (27.3) 9 (34.6) 13 or more 4 (36.4) 5 (19.2) Marital status, number (%) Married 8 (72.7) 19 (73.1) Single 1 (9.1) 0 Widowed 2 (18.2) 7 (26.9) Number of people in the household, number (%) 1 3 (27.3) 6 (23.1) 2-3 7 (63.6) 14 (53.8) 4 or more 1 (9.1) 5 (19.2 ) Origin, number (%) Mainland 11 (100) 25 (96.2 ) Hong Kong 0 0 Taiwan 0 1 (3.8) Others 0 0 Number of years in the U.S., number (%) 1–10 3 (27.3) 6 (23.1) 11–20 2 (18.2) 7 (26.9) 21–30 5 (45.5) 10 (38.5) 31 or more 1 (9.1) 3 (11.5) Language ability, number (%) Cantonese 8 (72.2) 17 (65.4) Mandarin 2 (18.2) 2 (7.7) English 1 (9.1) 0 (0.0) Toishanese 0 (0.0) 7 (26.9)