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Table 1 Socio-demographic features of the sample

From: The association of self-esteem, depression and body satisfaction with obesity among Turkish adolescents

 

n

%

Age

  

   15

56

2.7

   16

973

46.3

   17

919

43.7

   18

153

7.3

Gender

  

   Male

1050

50.0

   Female

1051

50.0

Perceived socio-economic status

  

   Lower

160

7.6

   Middle

1809

86.1

   Upper

132

6.3

Residential background

  

   Urban

1637

77.9

   Suburban

171

8.1

   Rural

293

13.9

Mother's educational level

  

   Uneducated

191

9.1

   Primary school graduate

989

47.1

   Secondary school graduate

246

11.8

   High school graduate

474

22.5

   University graduate

201

9.5

Father's educational level

  

   Uneducated

70

3.3

   Primary school graduate

723

34.4

   Secondary school graduate

297

14.1

   High school graduate

569

27.1

   University graduate

442

21.1

Total

2101

100.0