Table 1 General characteristics of the 609 participants
Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 236 (39) |
Female | 373 (61) |
Age (years) | |
18–30 | 187 (31) |
31–40 | 137 (23) |
41–50 | 112 (18) |
51–60 | 87 (14) |
> 60 | 86 (14) |
Mean age ± SD: 41.5 ± 15.5, median: 38, minimum: 18, maximum: 85 years | |
Educational level | |
Illiterate | 102 (17) |
Monastery education | 62 (10) |
Primary education (grade 1 to 9) | 284 (47) |
Secondary education (grade 10 to 11) | 154 (25) |
University and above | 7 (1) |
Occupation | |
Unemployed | 59 (10) |
Farmers | 539 (88) |
Merchants | 4 (1) |
General laborers | 7 (1) |
Marital status | |
Single | 75 (12) |
Married | 452 (74) |
Others (widowed/divorced/separated) | 82 (14) |
Numbers of family members | |
1–3 | 61 (10) |
4–5 | 241 (40) |
6–9 | 283 (47) |
≥ 10 | 24 (3) |
Mean ± SD: 5.9 ± 2.1, median: 6, minimum: 1, maximum: 13 | |