Table 5 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population in 1996 and 2002

Age groups

15-24

278

18.23

267

17.80

25-34

523

34.30

602

40.13

35-44

383

25.11

380

25.33

45+

341

22.36

251

16.73

Sex

Male

847

55.54

829

55.27

Female

678

44.46

671

44.73

Educational level

Illiterate

155

10.16

190

12.67

Literate

1368

89.70

1297

86.47

Missing

2

0.13

13

0.87

Marital status

Married

1141

74.82

1180

78.67

Others

384

25.18

320

21.33

Religion

Non-Muslim

219

14.36

122

8.13

Muslim

1306

85.64

1378

91.87

Religiosity

Non-religious

237

15.54

43

2.87

Religious

1240

81.31

1331

88.73

Missing

48

3.15

126

8.40

Individual’s class

Lower

325

21.31

412

27.47

Middle

771

50.56

663

44.20

Upper

394

25.84

405

27.00

Missing

35

2.30

20

1.33

Family’s economic situation in past year

Saved money

346

22.69

443

29.53

Got by

514

33.70

830

55.33

Spent savings

160

10.49

131

8.73

Spent savings & borrowed

147

9.64

84

5.60

Missing

358

23.48

12

0.80

Linking social capital

No

750

49.18

529

35.27

Yes

775

50.82

971

64.73

Self-rated health

Good health

714

46.82

874

58.27

Average health

685

44.92

552

36.80

Poor health

126

8.26

71

4.73

Missing

-

-

3

0.20

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Age (in years)

35.45

12.28

33.96

11.52

Years of schooling

4.82

2.16

4.70

2.64

HH status in income scale

4.48

2.10

4.68

1.83

Financial satisfaction

6.07

2.35

5.57

2.23

Control over life

6.32

2.68

5.65

2.27

Current political situation

6.84

2.14

5.32

2.39

Life satisfaction

6.41

2.25

5.78

2.18