Table 1 The respondents' characteristics (n = 1048)
From: AIDS knowledge and attitudes in a Turkish population: an epidemiological study
Number | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 594 | 56.7 |
Female | 454 | 43.3 |
Age | ||
≤24 | 396 | 37.8 |
25–34 | 367 | 35.0 |
35–44 | 184 | 17.6 |
≥45 | 101 | 9.6 |
Employment status | ||
Employed | 679 | 64.8 |
Housewife | 155 | 14.8 |
Student | 83 | 7.9 |
Unemployment | 59 | 5.6 |
Retired | 72 | 6.9 |
Number of those living at home | ||
Between 1–3 | 345 | 32.9 |
Between 4–5 | 552 | 52.7 |
≥6 | 151 | 14.4 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 504 | 48.1 |
Married | 492 | 46.9 |
Widowed/divorced/seperated | 52 | 5.0 |
Presence of religious belief | ||
Yes | 921 | 87.9 |
No | 98 | 9.4 |
Unsure | 29 | 2.8 |
Educational levels | ||
Illiterate | 20 | 1.9 |
Primary | 125 | 11.9 |
Secondary | 119 | 11.4 |
High school | 280 | 26.7 |
Higher education | 504 | 48.1 |
Family's total income level | ||
Low | 298 | 28.4 |
Average | 521 | 49.7 |
High | 229 | 21.9 |