Table 1 Distribution of Respondents According to Demographic Characteristics in Khuzestanb
From: Prevalence of asthma and other allergic conditions in adults in Khuzestan, southwest Iran, 2018
Variable | Class | N | Weighted % | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 2882 | 50.7 | 49.8 | 51.6 |
Female | 2826 | 49.3 | 48.4 | 50.2 | |
Age | 20–29 years | 2262 | 39.6 | 39.0 | 40.2 |
30–44 years | 2256 | 39.4 | 38.8 | 40.0 | |
45–65 years | 1190 | 21.0 | 20.2 | 21.8 | |
Education level a | Illiterate | 313 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 6.8 |
Low | 1585 | 29.1 | 26.4 | 31.8 | |
Moderate | 2056 | 37.9 | 36.2 | 39.7 | |
High | 1460 | 27.2 | 24.0 | 30.4 | |
Marital status | Married | 3487 | 62.0 | 60.2 | 63.9 |
Single | 2077 | 36.9 | 35.0 | 38.8 | |
Divorced | 19 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | |
Widow/widower | 41 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 | |
Region | Urban | 5013 | 87.4 | 81.9 | 92.9 |
Rural | 695 | 12.6 | 7.1 | 18.1 | |
Employment status | Employed | 1483 | 53.2 | 50.6 | 55.7 |
Unemployed | 1327 | 46.8 | 44.3 | 49.4 | |
Active smokers | Yes | 882 | 15.7 | 13.5 | 17.9 |
No | 4775 | 84.3 | 82.1 | 86.5 | |
Passive smokers | Yes | 3292 | 58.1 | 52.9 | 63.4 |
No | 2363 | 41.9 | 36.6 | 47.1 | |