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. 2013 Jul 31;14(Suppl 1):33–42. doi: 10.1007/s10198-013-0511-2

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics of study sample (N = 400)

Characteristics Valuea
Age (mean ± SD) 44.1 ± 16.9
Gender
  Male 239 (59.7)
  Female 161 (41.3)
Employment status
  Domestic tasks 13 (3.25)
  Employed or freelance 201 (50.25)
  Student 39 (9.75)
  Retired 59 (14.75)
  Unemployed 60 (15)
  Data missing 28 (7)
Education
  Higher education 110 (27.5)
  High school 175 (43.75)
  Primary school 86 (21.5)
  Data missing 29 (7.25)
Experience severe illness
  Self 63 (15.75)
  Relatives 278 (69.5)
  Other 136 (34)

SD standard deviation

aData are presented as the number (N) of subjects with the percentage of total subject cohort given in parenthesis, unless stated otherwise