Table 1.

Sociodemographic Profile of Parental Caregivers (n=66).

Variable Category Number (n, %)
Parental sex Female 53 (80.3%)
Male 13 (19.7%)

Marital status Single 3 (4.5%)
Married 51 (77.3%)
Separated 3 (4.5%)
Widowed 9 (13.6%)

Income per month Up to INR 15,000 31 (46.9%)
INR 15,001–25,000 6 (9.1%)
INR 25,001–50,000 4 (6.1%)
INR 50,001–100,000 1 (1.5%)
No response 24 (36.4%)

Employment status Employed full time 18 (27.3%)
Employed part time 7 (10.6%)
Unemployed 25 (37.9%)
No response 16 (24.2%)

Occupation Skilled 5 (7.6%)
Unskilled 35 (53.0%)
No response 26 (39.4%)

Religion Christian 4 (6.1%)
Hindu 57 (86.4%)
Muslim 4 (6.1%)
No response 1 (1.5%)

Family structure Nuclear family 52 (78.8%)
Joint family 13 (19.7%)
No response 1 (1.5%)

INR, Indian rupees.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2025; 16(3): e0016. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2025 July 31. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10551