Table 1 Sociodemographic Characteristics and loneliness of veterans in southern Iran (2021)
From: Sense of loneliness of veterans in Southern Iran: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Domains | Frequency (%) | Loneliness Score | F test* | P-Value | ES** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | ||||||
Age | 50–60 | 324(55.6) | 51.22 | 4.903 | 1.32 | 0.002 | -0.26 |
61–65 | 240(41.2) | 50.37 | 5.114 | ||||
66–70 | 19(3.3) | 51.11 | 3.478 | ||||
Employment Status | Employee | 128(22) | 49.72 | 5.233 | 4.61 | 0.001 | 0.11 |
Pensioner | 364(62.4) | 51.02 | 5.141 | ||||
Self-employed | 91(15.6) | 51.86 | 3.325 | ||||
Education | Without high school diploma | 200(34.3) | 51.55 | 3.73 | 37.11 | 0.001 | -0.31 |
High school diploma | 193(33.1) | 48.32 | 3.97 | ||||
University degree | 190(32.6) | 50.66 | 6.75 | ||||
Type of living | Living with spouse and children | 400(68.6) | 50.72 | 4.673 | 2.67 | 0.002 | 0.11 |
Living with spouse alone | 183(31.4) | 51.17 | 5.545 | ||||
Residence province | Fars | 211(36.2) | 50.63 | 5.269 | 7.35 | 0.105 | 0.08 |
Bushehr | 20(3.4) | 47.65 | 3.977 | ||||
Hormozgan | 101(17.3) | 50.56 | 6.074 | ||||
Kohgiloyeh and Boyerahmad | 47(8.1) | 51.79 | 3.917 | ||||
Khuzestan | 204(35) | 51.36 | 4.147 | ||||
Total Score of Loneliness | All samples | 583 (100) | 50.87 | 4.96 | 247.47*** | 0.001 | 1.18 |