Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of caregivers of older patients with stroke
From: Caregiver burden and coping strategies in caregivers of older patients with stroke
Demographic characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Female | 77 | 70.0 |
 Male | 33 | 30.0 |
Marital status | ||
 Married | 75 | 68.2 |
 Single | 35 | 31.8 |
Job | ||
 Unemployed | 76 | 79.1 |
 Retired | 4 | 3.6 |
 Employed | 30 | 27.3 |
Children | ||
 0 | 43 | 39.1 |
 1 | 29 | 26.4 |
 ≥ 2 | 38 | 34.5 |
Education level | ||
 Illiterate | 6 | 5.5 |
 Under diploma | 48 | 43.6 |
 Diploma or higher | 56 | 50.9 |
Financial status | ||
 Low | 33 | 30.0 |
 Middle | 60 | 54.5 |
 High | 17 | 15.5 |
History of chronic illnesses | ||
 Yes | 12 | 10.9 |
 No | 98 | 89.1 |