Table 3 Distribution of mean Prudence Score by socio-demographic variables and effect of gender

All (N = 4281)

5.80

5.75-5.85

Gender

Female (N = 2928)

5.98

5.92-6.04

Male (N = 1353)

5.41

5.32-5.50

< 0.001

Age Group (Years)

< 50 years (N = 2170)

5.56

5.49-5.63

< 0.001

5.00

4.87-5.14

< 0.001

5.76

5.68-5.84

< 0.001

50 and above (N = 1893)

6.08

6.01-6.15

5.75

5.63-5.87

6.28

6.19-6.36

Education Level

University/Diploma/trade N = 2366

5.98

5.91-6.04

< 0.001

5.63

5.52-5.75

< 0.001

6.16

6.08-6.23

High School and below N = 1686

5.55

5.47-5.63

5.03

4.89-5.17

5.76

5.67-5.86

Marital Status

Married (N = 2809)

5.84

5.78-5.90

5.49

5.39-5.60

6.03

5.95-6.10

Other (N = 1252)

5.71

5.62-5.81

0.02

5.16

4.99-5.33

0.001

5.91

5.80-6.01

0.07

Employment Status

Employed (N = 2897)

5.77

5.71-5.83

5.39

5.29-5.49

5.96

5.89-6.03

Not employed (N = 1159)

5.88

5.79-5.98

0.04

5.47

5.28-5.67

0.31

6.03

5.92-6.14

0.33

Socioeconomic index of economic resources

Advantage (N = 1987)

5.95

5.87-6.02

5.58

5.44-5.71

6.10

6.02-6.18

Disadvantaged (N = 2073)

5.67

5.60-5.74

< 0.001

5.27

5.15-5.39

< 0.001

5.87

5.79-5.96

< 0.001