Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the interviewees
From: Marital rights: Lived experiences of Iranian women with retired spouses in a qualitative study
No | Woman’s age | Man’s age | Woman’s level of education | Man’s level of education | Years after man’s retirement | Woman’s job | Man’s job | Number of children | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 65 | 76 | Elementary school | Elementary school | 12 | housewife | Driver | 3 | 3–5 million |
2 | 60 | 72 | High school | Elementary school | 3 | housewife | Self-employed | 5 | 7–9 million |
3 | 75 | 73 | Diploma | Diploma | 25 | Domestic worker | Military personnel | 4 | 5–7 million |
4 | 66 | 67 | Associate | Bachelor’s | 12 | Retired employee | Court employee | 2 | 7–9 million |
5 | 46 | 53 | Associate | Bachelor’s | 3 | housewife | Military personnel | 2 | 7–9 million |
6 | 51 | 57 | Diploma | Master’s | 2 | housewife | Water and sewer organization employee | 3 | 7–9 million |
7 | 45 | 52 | Master’s | Diploma | 3 | Retired employee | Mobarakeh steel company employee | 3 | 7–9 million |
8 | 61 | 66 | Elementary school | Diploma | 15 | housewife | Bank clerk | 6 | 3–5 million |
9 | 67 | 67 | Diploma | Diploma | 18 | Retired teacher | Electricity department employee | 3 | 3–5 million |
10 | 61 | 72 | Diploma | Bachelor’s | 10 | housewife | Water organization employee | 3 | 5–7 million |
11 | 59 | 66 | Elementary school | Junior High school | 6 | housewife | Polyacryl company employee | 4 | 3–5 million |
12 | 58 | 62 | Junior High school | Junior High school | 10 | housewife | Textile company employee | 3 | 3–5 million |
13 | 60 | 65 | Associate | Bachelor’s | 8 | Retired teacher | Office staff | 3 | 5–7 million |
14 | 49 | 54 | Bachelor’s | Diploma | 4 | housewife | Steel company employee | 3 | 5–7 million |
15 | 49 | 60 | Bachelor’s | Bachelor’s | 6 | housewife | School principal | 3 | 5–7 million |