Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants (N = 492)
Variable | Variable Categories | N | % | 2011 census† | 2011 census – ages 25–64 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 182 | 37.0% | 48.6% | 47.8% |
Female | 307 | 62.4% | 51.4% | 52.2% | |
Not reported | 3 | 0.6% | |||
Age | < 25 | 16 | 3.3% | 30.6% | |
25–34 | 130 | 26.4% | 17.1% | 30.5% | |
35–44 | 166 | 33.7% | 14.5% | 25.8% | |
45–54 | 76 | 15.4% | 13.5% | 24.0% | |
55–64 | 74 | 15.0% | 11.0% | 19.7% | |
65 + | 26 | 5.3% | 13.3% | ||
Not reported | 4 | 0.8% | |||
Nationality | Cypriot | 447 | 90.9% | 79.4% | 68.7% |
Not Cypriot | 42 | 8.5% | 20.3% | 30.5% | |
Not reported | 3 | 0.6% | |||
Marital status | Married/Cohabiting | 336 | 68.3% | 50.0% | 71.5% |
Single | 117 | 23.8% | 41.0% | 19.7% | |
Divorced/ Widowed | 36 | 7.3% | 8.2% | 7.8% | |
Not reported | 3 | 0.6% | |||
Household size | Single-person | 67 | 13.6% | 20.8% | 17.9% |
Two-person household | 120 | 24.4% | 30.9% | 22.9% | |
Three-person household | 121 | 24.6% | 18.2% | 20.1% | |
Four-person household | 131 | 26.6% | 17.5% | 22.5% | |
≥ 5-person household | 48 | 9.8% | 12.6% | 16.5% | |
Not reported | 5 | 1.0% | |||
Educational attainment | Up to secondary | 40 | 8.1% | 67.6% | 59.3% |
Tertiary-College | 51 | 10.4% | 10.3% | 12.8% | |
Tertiary-University | 143 | 29.1% | 14.6% | 18.1% | |
Postgraduate degree | 208 | 42.3% | 5.1% | 6.9% | |
Doctoral degree | 47 | 9.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | |
Not reported | 3 | 0.6% | |||
Employment status | Full-time employment | 357 | 72.6% | 52.6% | 79.5% |
Part-time employment | 55 | 11.2% | |||
Unemployment | 17 | 3.5% | 6.5% | 7.6% | |
Not active/ Retired | 60 | 12.2% | 38.4% | 18.9% | |
Not reported | 3 | 0.6% | |||
Financial difficulties ¥ | No | 312 | 63.4% | ||
Yes | 177 | 36.0% | |||
Not reported | 3 | 0.6% | |||
House tenure ‡ | Owner-occupied | 371 | 75.4% | 67.8% | 67.9% |
Privately renting | 100 | 20.3% | 19.5% | 22.4% | |
Other | 18 | 3.7% | 11.6% | 8.4% | |
Not reported | 3 | 0.6% | |||
House type ‡ | Detached | 219 | 44.5% | 40.1% | |
Semi-detached | 112 | 22.8% | 21.2% | ||
Block of ≤ 8 apartments | 85 | 17.3% | 28.7% | ||
Block of > 8 apartments | 73 | 14.8% | |||
Not reported | 3 | 0.6% | |||
Residence in current address¥ | More than 10 years | 258 | 52.4% | ||
5–10 years | 92 | 18.8% | |||
3–5 years | 47 | 9.6% | |||
1–3 years | 61 | 12.4% | |||
Less than 1 year | 31 | 6.3% | |||
Not reported | 3 | 0.6% | |||
District of residence | Nicosia | 216 | 43.9% | 38.9% | 39.6% |
Limassol | 225 | 45.7% | 28.0% | 27.9% | |
Other | 51 | 10.4% | 33.1% | 32.5% | |
Urban–Rural | Urban | 421 | 85.6% | 67.4% | 68.7% |
Rural | 71 | 14.4% | 32.6% | 31.3% |