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. 2010 Mar 17;5(3):e9727. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009727

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of residents in non-devastated areas and devastated areas.

Second Survey Third Survey
Characteristic Residence in Non-devastated Areas Residence in Devastated Areas Residence in Non-devastated Areas Residence in Devastated Areas
(N = 392) (N = 2,099) (N = 646) (N = 2,079)
Age (yr)
Mean 36.3±14. 9 34.3±9.8 32.7±9.3 34.3±9.9
Median 30 33 30 34
No. of Respondents (%)
Sex
Male 181 (46.2) 739 (35.2) 276 (42.7) 704 (33.9)
Female 204 (52.0) 1337 (63.7) 364 (56.3) 1358 (65.3)
Unknown 7 (1.8) 23 (1.1) 6 (0.9) 17 (0.8)
Education
Below high-school graduate 33 (8.4) 819 (39.0) 26 (4.0) 841 (40.5)
High-school graduate 66 (16.8) 747 (35.6) 82 (12.7) 651 (31.3)
Beyond high-school graduate 281 (71.7) 516 (24.6) 526 (81.4) 565 (27.2)
Unknown 12 (3.1) 17 (0.8) 12 (1.9) 22 (1.1)
Occupation
Civil servant 38 (9.7) 39 (1.9) 73 (11.3) 30 (1.4)
Employee of public institutions 76 (19.4) 173 (8.2) 103 (15.9) 190 (9.1)
Enterprises employee 148 (37.8) 642 (30.6) 297 (46.0) 744 (35.8)
Medical worker 17 (4.3) 66 (3.1) 3 (0.5) 67 (3.2)
Teacher 36 (9.2) 170 (8.1) 56 (8.7) 130 (6.3)
Farmer 3 (0.8) 432 (20.6) 9 (1.4) 313 (15.1)
Student 27 (6.9) 21 (1.0) 28 (4.3) 54 (2.6)
Other 38 (9.7) 496 (23.6) 66 (10.2) 398 (19.1)
Unknown 9 (2.3) 60 (2.9) 11(1.7) 153 (7.4)