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Table 4 Age-adjusted Educational Disparities in Behavioral Risk Factors by Gender (2005)

From: Socioeconomic disparities in behavioral risk factors and health outcomes by gender in the Republic of Korea

   Male

Female

 

All

(%)

Illiterate

Elemen

Middle

High

College & above

All

(%)

Illiterate

Elemen

Middle

High

College & above

Smoking

            

Never

13.85

12.62

11.06

15.71

9.24

18.50

90.27

91.55

91.99

88.75

91.22

94.26

Ex

34.43

30.87

28.17

31.62

28.67

31.66

3.96

0.51

1.85

4.14

3.05

3.13

Current

51.73

56.51

60.77

52.67

62.09

49.84

5.77

7.94

6.16

7.10

5.72

2.61

 

χ2 = 1445.77(p < .01, df = 8)

χ2 = 576.25(p < .01, df = 8)

Alcohol

            

No

15.24

17.74

18.67

13.83

9.66

9.75

36.03

37.64

33.05

23.47

24.22

29.24

Moderate

13.26

13.81

10.54

11.14

14.79

13.36

32.49

27.76

33.58

35.59

35.12

40.05

Heavy

71.50

68.45

70.79

75.03

75.57

76.89

31.48

34.60

33.38

40.94

40.66

30.71

 

χ2 = 577.34(p < .01, df = 8)

χ2 = 1030.22(p < .01, df = 8)

Obesity

            

No

62.87

80.23

71.97

59.26

60.10

58.59

67.80

70.64

67.36

52.81

50.51

45.77

Obesity

37.13

19.67

28.03

40.74

39.90

41.41

32.20

29.36

32.64

47.19

49.49

54.23

 

χ2 = 258.29(p < .01, df = 4)

χ2 = 3614.32(p < .01, df = 4)

Exercise

            

No

50.65

61.68

65.52

60.77

53.85

42.33

56.39

70.64

67.36

52.81

50.51

45.77

Regular

49.35

38.32

34.48

39.23

46.15

57.67

43.61

29.36

32.64

47.19

49.49

54.23

 

χ2 = 1719.36(p < .01, df = 4)

χ2 = 1651.81(p < .01, df = 4)

Sleeping

            

Not

40.74

34.11

37.86

36.48

39.38

43.63.

42.42

43.34

46.55

41.30

38.63

35.03

Adequate

59.26

65.89

62.14

63.52

60.62

56.37

57.58

56.66

53.45

58.70

61.37

64.97

 

χ2 = 209.37(p < .01, df = 4)

χ2 = 438.62(p < .01, df = 4)