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. 2023 Aug 1;11:1205504. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1205504

Table 2.

Demographic characteristics by type of residence and ethnicity.

Demographic variablese Total Type of permanent residence Self-reported ethnicity
Segregated Non-segregated p value Roma identity Hungarian identity p value
(n = 811) (n = 394) (n = 417) (n = 286) (n = 523)
Gender n (%)
Male 288 (35.5) 103 (26.1) 185 (44.4) <0.001a 82 (28.7) 206 (39.4) 0.003a
Female 523 (64.5) 291 (73.9) 232 (55.6) 204 (71.3) 317 (60.6)
Age group n (%)
18–29 y 149 (18.4) 80 (20.3) 69 (16.5) 0.380a 80 (20.3) 83 (15.9) 0.011a
30-44 y 267 (32.9) 128 (32.5) 139 (33.3) 100 (35.0) 167 (31.9)
45–64 y 395 (48.7) 186 (47.2) 209 (50.1) 121 (42.31) 273 (52.2)
Age mean ± SD 43.14 ± 12.51 42.36 ± 12.38 43.88 ± 12.61 0.084b 41.30 ± 12.55 44.17 ± 12.39 0.002
Marital status n (%)
Married/ cohabiting 512 (63.7) 258 (66.3) 254 (61.2) 0.131a 180 (63.83) 309 (59.02) 0.169a
Other 292 (36.3) 131 (33.7) 164 (38.8) 103 (36.01) 213 (40.8)
Unmarried 177 (22.0) 76 (19.5) 101 (24.3) 52 (18.18) 125 (23.72)
Widowed 52 (6.5) 32 (8.2) 20 (4.8) 20 (6.99) 36 (6.83)
Separated/ Divorced 63 (7.8) 23 (5.9) 40 (9.6) 31 (10.83) 56 (10.62)
Educational attainment n (%)
Less than primary 111 (13.8) 100 (25.7) 11 (2.7) <0.001a 73 (25.9) 38 (7.3) <0.001a
Primary 310 (36.8) 232 (59.6) 78 (18.8) 168 (59.6) 142 (27.2)
Secondary 307 (38.2) 56 (14.4) 251 (60.5) 40 (14.2) 267 (51.2)
Tertiary 76 (9.5) 1 (0.3) 75 (18.1) 1 (0.3) 75 (18.1)
Economic activity n (%)
Active 552 (69.2) 239 (61.8) 313 (76.2) <0.001a 174 (62.6) 378 (72.7) <0.001a
Inactive 173 (21.7) 89 (23.0) 84 (20.4) 60 (21.6) 113 (21.7)
Unemployed 73 (9.1) 59 (15.2) 14 (3.4) 44 (15.8) 29 (5.6)
Financial status n (%)
very bad 31 (3.9) 24 (6.2) 7 (1.7) <0.001a 18 (6.4) 13 (2.5) <0.001a
bad 134 (16.8) 93 (23.9) 41 (10.1) 71 (25.2) 63 (12.2)
fair 440 (55.2) 210 (54.0) 230 (56.4) 147 (14.5) 293 (56.9)
good 167 (20.9) 57 (14.6) 110 (27.0) 41 (14.5) 126 (24.5)
very good 25 (3.1) 5 (1.3) 20 (4.9) 5 (1.8) 20 (3.9)
No. of persons in the household
median (IQRc) 4 (2; 5) 5 (3; 6) 3 (2; 4) <0.001c 5 (3; 6) 3 (2; 4) <0.001d
a

Pearson’s chi-squared test.

b

Independent samples t test.

c

interquartile range.

d

Wilcoxon test.

e

The categories do not add up to full sample size due to some missing data (excluding gender).