Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants
Variables | Number of participants | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 144 | 52.4 |
Female | 126 | 47.6 |
Age | ||
15–24 | 24 | 8.8 |
25–34 | 64 | 23.7 |
35–44 | 67 | 24.8 |
> 45 | 115 | 42.7 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 133 | 49.3 |
Rural | 137 | 50.7 |
Level of education | ||
Primary school | 91 | 22.2 |
Diploma | 212 | 51.7 |
Bachelor | 46 | 11.2 |
Above Bachelor | 61 | 14.9 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 209 | 77.3 |
Single | 61 | 22.7 |
Family members | ||
≤ 5 | 204 | 75.8 |
> 5 | 66 | 24.2 |
Occupational status | ||
Labor | 82 | 30.5 |
Government employee | 67 | 24.6 |
Private employee | 53 | 19.5 |
Housewife | 44 | 16.4 |
Student | 13 | 4.9 |
Other | 11 | 4.1 |
Family monthly income | ||
≤ 30mRial | 79 | 29.4 |
30mRial–50mRials | 69 | 25.4 |
50mRial–70mRials | 100 | 37.0 |
≥ 70mRialsa | 22 | 8.2 |