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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the study sample (N = 1279) and Turkey

From: Normative data and discriminative properties of short form 36 (SF-36) in Turkish urban population

   18–24

-

12.0

Age groups

  

   25–34

27

20.3

   35–44

22

23.8

   45–54

15

22.0

   55–64

10

12.8

   65+

10

9.1

Sex

  

   Male

50

47.6

Educational level

  

   No formal education

10

7.0

   Primary

34

30.4

   Elementary

12

13.0

   High school

23

25.0

   University

21

24.6

Economic position

NA

 

   Good

 

9.7

   Fair

 

81.2

   Bad, very bad

 

9.1

Employment status

NA

 

White collar

 

16.2

Blue collar

 

19.0

Self employed

 

3.8

Unemployed

 

4.1

Retired

 

17.0

Housewife

 

34.7

Student

-

5.2

  1. NA: not available