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. 2026 Jan 12;13:1719584. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719584

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the survey participants (N = 608).

Variable Category N Percent
Age Mean = 32.4; Sd = 11; Median = 30; Range = 18–75
Gender Male 314 51.6
Female 294 48.4
Education No formal education 47 7.7
Primary 78 12.8
Secondary 155 25.5
Higher education 328 53.9
Occupation Farmer 46 7.6
Day laborer 85 14.0
Small/Medium Business 47 7.7
Housewife 95 15.6
Unemployed 72 11.8
Academic/Researcher 66 10.9
Healthcare Professional 54 8.9
Other 143 23.5
Region Duhok 200 32.9
Erbil 206 33.9
Sulaymaniyah 202 33.2
Area Rural 311 51.2
Urban 297 48.8
Income <500,000 IQD 186 30.6
500,000–1,000,000 IQD 267 43.9
1,000,001–2,000,000 IQD 115 18.9
>2,000,000 IQD 40 6.6

The table presents the demographic characteristics of participants (N = 608) from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Age is reported as mean, standard deviation, median, and range. n, number of participants; Percent, percentage of total sample.