Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the study sample (N = 1279) and Turkey
| Turkey % | Study sample % | |
| Age groups | ||
| 18–24 | - | 12.0 |
| 25–34 | 27 | 20.3 |
| 35–44 | 22 | 23.8 |
| 45–54 | 15 | 22.0 |
| 55–64 | 10 | 12.8 |
| 65+ | 10 | 9.1 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 50 | 47.6 |
| Educational level | ||
| No formal education | 10 | 7.0 |
| Primary | 34 | 30.4 |
| Elementary | 12 | 13.0 |
| High school | 23 | 25.0 |
| University | 21 | 24.6 |
| Economic position | NA | |
| Good | 9.7 | |
| Fair | 81.2 | |
| Bad, very bad | 9.1 | |
| Employment status | NA | |
| White collar | 16.2 | |
| Blue collar | 19.0 | |
| Self employed | 3.8 | |
| Unemployed | 4.1 | |
| Retired | 17.0 | |
| Housewife | 34.7 | |
| Student | - | 5.2 |
NA: not available