Table I. Study Population Characteristics.
*The difference between total frequencies for each variable is due to the missing values.
†Sum of percent column for each variable may not be 100 because of the decimal rounding.
| Variable | Group | Frequency* | Percent† |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | |||
| 15-12 | 133 | 11.1% | |
| 21-45 | 717 | 60.1% | |
| 46-65 | 266 | 22.3% | |
| >65 | 78 | 6.5% | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 623 | 52.1% | |
| Female | 572 | 47.9% | |
| Educational level | |||
| Illiterate | 55 | 4.6% | |
| Under high school | 267 | 22.4% | |
| High school | 516 | 43.3% | |
| Higher educations | 353 | 29.6% | |
| Earthquake experience | |||
| Yes | 949 | 79.9% | |
| No | 238 | 20.1% | |
| Home ownership | |||
| Owner | 808 | 68.7% | |
| Tenure | 368 | 31.3% | |
| Length of residence | |||
| Less than 3 years | 35 | 3.1% | |
| 3 to 10 years | 66 | 5.9% | |
| More than 10 years | 1014 | 90.9% | |
| Region | |||
| Low risk region | 438 | 36.7% | |
| Southern high risk region | 335 | 28.0% | |
| Northern high risk region | 422 | 35.3% | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 353 | 36.7% | |
| Married | 819 | 28.0% | |
| Other | 16 | 35.3% | |
| Occupation | |||
| Labor, businessman, or employee | 418 | 35.3% | |
| Student | 238 | 20.1% | |
| Housewife | 379 | 32.0% | |
| Jobless | 47 | 4.0% | |
| Military | 6 | 0.5% | |
| Retired | 97 | 8.2% |