Table 2.

Frequency distribution of demographic characteristics (n = 1050)

Variables		N	%
Gender	Female	606	57.4
	Male	449	42.6
Level of education	Diploma / less	310	29.4
	Associate /bachelor’s degree	524	49.7
	Masters / PhD	220	20.9
Father’s level of education	Diploma / less	780	73.9
	Associate / bachelor’s degree	211	20.0
	Masters / PhD	64	6.1
Mother’s level of education	Diploma / less	866	82.1
	Associate / bachelor’s degree	155	14.7
	Masters / PhD	34	3.2
Father’s job	Employee (public or private)	147	13.9
	Manual worker	114	10.8
	Retired	409	38.8
	Unemployed	51	4.8
	Other	334	31.7
Mother’s job	Employee (public or private)	73	6.9
	Manual worker	13	1.2
	Retired	87	8.2
	Housewife	802	76.0
	Other	80	7.6
Economic status of the family	poor	145	13.7
	average	636	60.3
	Good	274	26