Investigating the relationship between quality of life and hope in family caregivers of hemodialysis patients and related factors

Table 2 Relative and absolute distribution frequency based on individual variables

Variable	Categories	Absolute Frequency	Relative Frequency (%)
Gender of caregiver	Female	159	53
Gender of caregiver	Male	141	47
Marital status	Single	50	16.7
	Married	242	80.7
	Divorced	4	1.3
	Widowed	4	1.3
Place of residents	Urban	194	64.7
	Suburban	17	5.7
	Rural	89	29.7
Level of education	Illiterate or a junior-high-school diploma	128	42.7
	High-school diploma	106	35.3
	Academic degree	66	22
Occupational status	Housewife	129	43
	Employed	120	40
	Unemployed	16	5.3
	Retired	31	10.3
	Student	4	1.3
Level of income	Sufficient	27	9
	Moderate	111	37
	Insufficient	162	54
Type of insurance	Social security	184	61.3
	Health insurance	30	10
	Iranian health insurance	29	9.7
	Insurance of villagers	38	12.7
	Armed forces	16	5.3
	No insurance coverage	3	1
Kinship	Spouse	11	37
	Son	87	29
	Daughter	56	18.7
	Father	2	0.7
	Mother	10	3.3
	Sister	10	3.3
	Son or daughter-in-law	17	5.7
Living with the patient in the same house	Yes	228	76
Living with the patient in the same house	No	72	24
Ability to leave the patient alone	Yes	108	36
	No	101	37.3
	To a certain extent	91	30.3
Gender of patient (Recipient of care)	Female	146	48.7
Gender of patient (Recipient of care)	Male	154	51.3
Number of people participating in patient care besides the main caregiver	Zero	52	17.3
	One	60	20
	Two	85	28.3
	Three	55	18.3
	More than three	48	16

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