Table 1.

Frequency distribution of demographic characteristics

Variables	n	%
Sex
Male	417	41.1
Female	597	58.9
Marital status
Married	867	86.7
Single	92	9.2
Divorced	41	4
Occupation
Housewife	509	51.1
Employed	87	8.7
Retired	155	15.5
Self-employed	167	16.7
Laborer	53	5.3
Unemployed	26	2.6
Education level
Illiterate	150	15
Elementary school	294	29.5
Middle school	144	14.4
High school	96	9.6
Diploma	136	13.6
Associate degree	79	7.9
Bachelor degree	80	8
Master’s degree or high degree	19	1.9