Table 1.
Socio-demographics of the focus group participants from Metro Cebu, 2009.
| Demographic Variable | Women | Men | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGD1 (n=3) | FGD2 (n=9) | FGD3 (n=7) | FGD4 (n=7) | FGD1 (n=9) | FGD2 (n=7) | FGD3 (n=7) | FGD4 (n=5) | |
| Age, years average (range) | 28 (26–29) | 24 (21–29) | 26 (24–29) | 25 (21–30) | 25 (22–28) | 25 (21–28) | 27 (26–29) | 28 (26–30) |
| Legally married | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Employed, n (%) | 0 (0) | 3 (33) | 3 (43) | 0 (0) | 1(11) | 3 (43) | 3 (43) | 5(100) |
| Partner employed, n (%) | 3 (100) | 9 (100) | 4 (57) | 5 (71) | 2 (22) | 0 (0) | 4 (57) | 1 (20) |
| Education, Range (mode) | 3 yrs high school (HS) – HS graduate (HS grad) | Grade 6 – some university (HS grad) | 3 years HS – some university (HS Grad) | 2years HS – some university (2yr HS) | 1 year HS – HS graduate (HS Grad) | Grade 5 – HS graduate (2yr HS) | Gr 8 – College graduate (HS grad) | HS Grad – College graduate (HS Grad) |
| Length of relationship, mean (range) in years | 6 (3–10) | 4 (1–10) | 6 (0.16–10) | 4 (2–9) | 2 (0.50–7) | 3 (1–6) | 5 (3–8) | 3 (1–5) |