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Table 1 Basic and demographic characteristics of participants of earthquake preparedness study

From: Earthquake preparedness of households and its predictors based on health belief model

Variables

 

Mean

SD

Age

 

38.24

12.85

Family size

 

3.74

1.29

Residential years

 

13.09

12.58

Variables

 

Number

Percent

Sex

Man

228

24.44

Woman

656

70.31

Education

Uneducated

86

9.22

Primary

216

23.15

Secondary

187

20.04

High school

77

8.25

Diploma

179

19.19

University

186

19.94

Economic statue

Very good

22

2.36

Good

43

4.61

Moderate

387

41.48

Poor

243

26.05

Very poor

205

21.97

Owner of the house

Yes

573

61.41

No

313

33.55

Marriage statue

Married

812

87.03

Unmarried

121

12.07

Earthquake experience

Yes

744

79.74

No

136

136

Damaging earthquake experience

Yes

66

7.07

No

822

88.10

Does anyone over 60 years old live at your home?

Yes

253

27.12

No

680

72.88

Does anyone under 16 years old live at your home?

Yes

597

63.99

No

336

36.01

Does anyone live with a disease that needs medication at your home?

Yes

194

20.79

No

736

78.89