Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample.
Total (N = 2110) | Female (N = 1181) | Male (N = 929) | ||
Age groups | 18–25 years | 367 (17.4%) | 193 (16.3%) | 174 (18.7%) |
26–35 years | 609 (28.9%) | 343 (29.0%) | 266 (28.6%) | |
36–45 years | 754 (35.7%) | 433 (36.7%) | 321 (34.1%) | |
>45 years | 380 (18.0%) | 212 (18.0%) | 168 (18.1%) | |
Marital status | Married, living together | 1138 (53.9%) | 680 (57.6%) | 458 (49.3%) |
Married, separated | 29 (1.4%) | 16 (1.4%) | 13 (1.4%) | |
Single | 712 (33.7%) | 328 (27.8%) | 384 (41.3%) | |
Divorced | 194 (9.2%) | 127 (10.7%) | 67 (7.2%) | |
Widowed | 37 (1.8%) | 30 (2.5%) | 7 (0.8%) | |
Partnership | yes | 1365 (64.7%) | 798 (67.6%) | 567 (61.0%) |
Education degree | ||||
low | Less than 10th grade | 644 (30.5%) | 346 (29.3%) | 298 (32.0%) |
10th grade | 974 (46.2%) | 589 (49.9%) | 385 (41.5%) | |
high | Student | 20 (0.9%) | 6 (0.5%) | 14 (1.5%) |
High school | 321 (15.2%) | 186 (15.7%) | 135 (14.6%) | |
College/university degree | 151 (7.2%) | 54 (4.6%) | 97 (10.4%) | |
Religion | yes | 1576 (74.7%) | 908 (77.0%) | 668 (71.9%) |
Children | yes | 1275 (60.4%) | 803 (68.0%) | 472 (50.8%) |
Used Assisted Reproductive Medicine | yes | 27 (1.3%) | 24 (2.0%) | 3 (0.3%) |