Table 2 Main socio-demographics characteristics of the study population according to gender
From: Self-rated health and its determinants among adults in Syria: a model from the Middle East
Male n (%) | Female n (%) | Total n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Neighborhood | |||
Formal | 451 (49.0) | 566 (50.7) | 1017 (49.9) |
Informal | 470 (51.0) | 551 (49.3) | 1021 (50.1) |
Age | |||
18–29 years | 305 (33.1) | 431 (38.6) | 736 (36.1) |
30–45 years | 398 (43.2) | 476 (42.6) | 874 (42.9) |
46–65 years | 218 (23.7) | 210 (18.8) | 428 (21.0) |
Marital status | |||
Married | 710 (77.1) | 834 (74.7) | 494 (24.2) |
Non-married (single/divorced/widowed) | 211 (22.9) | 283 (25.3) | 1544 (75.8) |
Education | |||
Illiterate | 128 (13.9) | 297 (26.6) | 425 (20.9) |
Years of education < 9 | 546 (59.3) | 585 (52.4) | 1131 (55.5) |
Years of education > 9 | 247 (26.8) | 235 (21.0) | 482 (23.7) |
Employment categorized | |||
Unemployed | 95 (10.3) | 964 (86.3) | 1059 (52.0) |
Employed/retired | 429 (46.6) | 113 (10.1) | 542 (26.6) |
Employer/private business | 397 (43.1) | 40 (3.6) | 437 (21.4) |
Density index (DI) categorized | |||
>2.3 | 209 (22.7) | 256 (22.9) | 465 (22.8) |
1.5 – 2.3 | 277 (30.1) | 323 (28.9) | 600 (29.4) |
<1.5 | 435 (47.2) | 538 (48.2) | 973 (47.7) |
SES score categorized | |||
Low (score 0–3) | 180 (19.5) | 611 (54.7) | 791 (38.8) |
Middle (score 4–5) | 390 (42.3) | 320 (28.6) | 710 (34.8) |
High (score 6–12) | 351 (38.1) | 186 (58.2) | 537 (26.3) |
Religion | |||
Muslim | 884 (96.0) | 1054 (94.4) | 1938 (95.1) |
Christian and others | 34 (3.7) | 61 (5.5) | 95 (4.7) |
Ethnicity | |||
Arab | 730 (79.3) | 895 (80.1) | 1625 (79.7) |
Others | 190 (20.6) | 219 (19.6) | 409 (20.1) |