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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristic of adults and elderly in Narail district in Bangladesh

From: An assessment of awareness of mental health conditions and its association with socio-demographic characteristics: a cross-sectional study in a rural district in Bangladesh

Characteristic

Total (2425)

Adults, n = 1278 (52.7%)

Older adults, n = 1147 (47.3%)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Age (in years)

52 (17.0)

38 (9.0)

67 (7.4)

Gender

Number (%)

Number (%)

Number (%)

Female

1249 (51.5)

675 (52.8)

574 (50.0)

Male

1176 (48.5)

603 (47.2)

573 (50.0)

Level of education (in years)

 No education

671 (27.7)

171 (13.4)

500 (43.6)

 Primary (1–5)

946 (39.0)

510 (39.9)

436 (38.0)

 Secondary (6–9)

327 (13.4)

238 (18.6)

89 (7.8)

 SSC or HSC Pass (10–12)

385 (15.9)

295 (23.1)

90 (7.8)

 Degree or equivalent (13–16)

96 (4.0)

64 (5.0)

32 (2.8)

Socio-economic condition:

 Insufficient funds most of the time

367 (15.1)

172 (13.5)

195 (17.0)

 Insufficient funds some of the time

781 (32.2)

400 (31.3)

381 (33.2)

 Balance

1037 (42.8)

582 (45.5)

455 (39.7)

 Sufficient funds most of the time

240 (9.9)

124 (9.7)

116 (10.1)

Occupation

 Student

45 (1.9)

40 (3.1)

5 (0.4)

 Housewives

970 (40.0)

629 (49.2)

341 (29.7)

 Land owner

217 (8.9)

130 (10.2)

87 (7.6)

 Labourers

297 (12.2)

206 (16.1)

91 (7.9)

 Business

222 (9.2)

165 (12.9)

57 (5.0)

 Government or non-government employee

137 (5.6)

97 (7.6)

40 (3.5)

 Retired

537 (22.1)

11 (0.9)

526 (46)

 Marital status

 Married

1937 (79.9)

1163 (91.0)

774 (67.5)

 Widow

405 (16.7)

38 (3.0)

367 (32.0)

 Unmarried/never married

78 (3.2)

73 (5.7)

5 (0.4)

 Divorced/separated

5 (0.2)

4 (0.3)

1 (0.1)