Table 1 General and dementia-related characteristics of the participants (n = 1201)
Variables | Categories | N(%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 357 (29.73) |
Female | 844 (70.27) | |
Resident | Rural | 162 (13.49) |
City | 1039 (86.51) | |
Level of education | Middle school and below | 93 (7.74) |
High school | 186 (15.24) | |
Junior college | 213 (17.74) | |
University | 564 (46.96) | |
Master’s degree and above | 145 (12.07) | |
Occupation | Yes | 1011 (84.18) |
No | 190 (15.82) | |
Marital status | Married | 883 (73.52) |
Single | 274 (22.81) | |
Divorced, bereaved | 44 (3.66) | |
Underlying chronic non-communicable diseases | No | 939 (78.18) |
Yes | 262 (21.82) | |
Family history of dementia | No | 1104 (91.92) |
Yes | 97 (8.08) | |
Contact with dementia patients | No | 861 (71.69) |
Yes | 340 (28.31) |