Title page: psychometric properties of literacy of suicide scale (LOSS) in iranian population: long form

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Table 1 Frequency distribution of demographic characteristics (n = 952)

Variables		N	%
Sex	Male	451	11.1
Sex	Female	501	88.9
Marital status	Married	532	55.9
	Single	397	14.7
	Divorced	23	2.4
Occupation	Housewife	103	10.8
	University student	375	39.4
	Employed	250	26.3
	Retired	48	5
	Self-employed	136	14.3
	laborer	22	2.3
	Unemployed	18	1.9
Education level	Illiterate	2	0.2
	Elementary school	17	1.8
	Middle school	25	2.6
	High school	35	3.7
	Diploma	265	27.8
	Associate degree	136	14.3
	Bachelor degree	350	36.8
	Master’s degree or high degree	122	12.8

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