Table 1.

Demographic and pain characteristics (n = 48)

Characteristics	Category	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Gender	Male	14	29.2
	Female	34	70.8
	Single	16	33.3
	Married	25	52.1
Marital Status	Divorced	4	8.3
	Unmarried-partner household	3	6.3
	<12 years	2	4.2
	12 years	20	41.7
Education Level	13-15 years	15	31.3
	15 < years	11	22.9
	Full-time	3	6.3
	Part-time	1	2.1
	Leave of absence	13	27.1
Employment	Retired	8	16.7
	Unemployed	10	20.8
	Housewife	11	22.9
	Student	2	4.2
	Medical treatment	9	18.8
	Stress	9	18.8
	Illness	7	14.6
Causes of Pain	Traffic accident	8	16.7
	Work-related injuries	5	10.4
	No identifiable	10	20.8
	Head, face and mouth	5	7.8
	Cervical region	5	7.8
	Upper shoulder and upper limbs	6	9.4
Regions of Pain (incl. multiple sites)	Thoracic region	1	1.5
	Abdominal region	5	7.8
	Lower back, lumber spine	23	35.9
	Lower limbs	6	9.4
	Pelvic region	2	3.1