The Relationship between the Perception of Aging and Death Anxiety in the Older Adults of Eastern Iran during COVID-19

Table 3

Demographic information of older adults participating in the study.

Variable		N	%
Gender	Female	118	39.3
	Male	182	60.7
Education	Illiterate	130	43.3
	Primary school	94	31.3
	Secondary and middle school	34	11.3
	High school diploma and pre-university	30	10
	Academic	12	4
Marital status	Married	219	73
	Single	13	4.3
	Divorced	4	1.3
	Widow	64	21.3
Financial	Very poor	16	5.3
	Poor	93	31
	Medium	125	41.7
	Good	55	18.3
	Very good	11	3.7
Occupation	Unemployed	3	1
	Housekeeper	161	53.7
	Self-employed	40	13.3
	Employee	4	1.3
	Retired	86	28.7
Children	1–5	164	54.06
	<5	136	45.3
	Private	254	84.4
Housing	Lease and mortgage	46	15.3
	Alone	44	14.7
Living arrangements	Only with spouse	106	35.3
	With spouse and children	115	38.3
	Only with children	33	11
	With relatives and others	2	0.6