Table 1 General demographic characteristics of the study participants
No (%) or Means (SD) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Total | Male | Female | |
Gender | |||
Male | 97 (48.5) | ||
Female | 103 (51.05) | ||
Age, means (SD), years | 36.5 (11.0) | 37.2 (11.9) | 35.7 (10.1) |
18–29 | 59 (29.5) | 30 (30.9) | 29 (28.1) |
30–39 | 62 (31.0) | 25 (25.8) | 37 (35.9) |
40–49 | 51 (25.5) | 26 (26.8) | 25 (24.3) |
50–64 | 28 (14.0) | 16 (16.5) | 12 (11.7) |
Marital status | |||
Single | 25 (12.5) | 19 (19.6) | 6 (5.8) |
Married | 168 (84) | 78 (80.4) | 90 (87.4) |
Widowed/separated | 7 (3.5) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (6.8) |
Family size, mean (SD) | 5.3 (2.0) | ||
Educational level | |||
Not completed primary | 89 (44.5) | 46 (47.4) | 43 (41.8) |
Primary school completed | 54 (27.0) | 26 (26.8) | 28 (27.2) |
Secondary school completed | 37 (18.5) | 17 (17.5) | 20 (19.4) |
College/University | 20 (10.0) | 8 (8.2) | 12 (11.7) |
Occupation in Syria | |||
Student | 38 (19.0) | 20 (20.6) | 18 (17.5) |
Homemaker | 79 (39.5) | 0 (0.0) | 79 (76.7) |
Professional | 24 (12.0) | 22 (22.7) | 2 (1.9) |
Employee | 16 (8.0) | 15 (15.5) | 1 (1.0) |
Agriculture | 3 (1.5) | 3 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) |
Other | 37 (18.5) | 35 (36.1) | 2 (1.9) |
Not working | 2 (1.0) | 2 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) |
Prefer not to answer | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) |
Occupation in Jordan | |||
Student | 11 (5.5) | 5 (5.2) | 6 (5.8) |
Homemaker | 91 (45.5) | 0 (0.0) | 91 (88.3) |
Professional | 9 (4.5) | 9 (9.3) | 0 (0.0) |
Employee | 17 (8.5) | 17 (17.5) | 0 (0.0) |
Agriculture | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Other | 22 (11.0) | 16 (16.5) | 6 (5.8) |
Not working | 48 (24.0) | 48 (49.5) | 0 (0.0) |
Prefer not to answer | 2 (1.0) | 2 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) |