Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the study sample
| Bereaved for one year | Bereaved for two years | Bereaved for three years | Non- bereaved | Total sample | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 181 | 127 | 158 | 3991 | 4457 |
| gender (% of females) | 58,0 | 55,1 | 62,0 | 59,9 | 59,5 |
| Age | |||||
| - males | |||||
| mean | 47,2 | 47,5 | 45,6 | 46,0 | 46,4 |
| SD | (14,11) | (11,47) | (13,90) | (17,14) | (16,65) |
| - females | |||||
| mean | 49,9 | 55,3 | 48,1 | 49,8 | 49,9 |
| SD | (13,95) | (13,02) | (13,45) | (18,59) | (17,94) |
| Education | |||||
| - males | |||||
| elementary | 23.1% | 16.8% | 12.3% | 18.8% | 18.8% |
| secondary | 66.9% | 68.9% | 66.2% | 67.7% | 67.6% |
| higher ed. | 10.0% | 14.3% | 21.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% |
| - females | |||||
| elementary | 35.2% | 32.6% | 24.8% | 32.8% | 32.8% |
| secondary | 56.0% | 55.1% | 65.2% | 51.5% | 52.4% |
| higher ed. | 8.8% | 12.2% | 10.0% | 15.6% | 14.8% |