Table 1 Participant demographics and socioeconomic properties
Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 114 | 43.8% |
Female | 146 | 56.2% |
Educational level | ||
Illiterate | 67 | 25.8% |
Primary school (6–12 years) | 82 | 31.5% |
Secondary school (12-15 years) | 37 | 14.2% |
High school (15-18 years) | 32 | 12.3% |
University (above 18 years) | 42 | 16.2% |
Economic status | ||
Low economic status (do not suffice essential needs) | 89 | 34.2% |
Moderate status (suffice essential needs) | 116 | 44.6% |
Good (suffice essential needs with some and prosperities) | 52 | 20.0% |
Very good | 3 | 1.2% |
Marital state | ||
Married | 201 | 77.3% |
Widow | 34 | 13.1% |
Single | 18 | 6.9% |
Divorced | 4 | 1.5% |
Female Work status | 146 | |
White-collar job | 24 | 16.0% |
Blue-collar job | 11 | 8.0% |
Housekeeper (not worker) | 111 | 76.0% |
Male Work Status | 114 | |
Don’t work | 12 | 10.0% |
Blue-collar job | 60 | 53.0% |
White-collar job | 42 | 37.0% |
Lives in | ||
Damascus | 72 | 27.7% |
Outside Damascus | 188 | 72.3% |