Table 3.
Association between network size estimated using maximum likelihood method (C4) and demographic variables
| Demographic variables | C4 | Crude | Adjusted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (mean ± SD) | β | SE | P value | β | SE | P value | |
| Age group (year) | |||||||
| 18-25 (n = 313) | 330.7 ± 183.2 | ref | ref | ||||
| 26-30 (n = 93) | 250 ± 178.5 | -80.2 | 21.9 | < 0.001 | -40.4 | 26.3 | 0.125 |
| 31-35 (n = 47) | 261.6 ± 194.9 | -96.1 | 29.1 | 0.018 | -26.1 | 36.7 | 0.47 |
| > 35 (n = 42) | 258.9 ± 205.4 | -71.8 | 30.5 | 0.019 | -31.2 | 39.5 | 0.42 |
| Education (years) | |||||||
| Under diploma (n = 30) | 188.5 ± 192.2 | ref | ref | ||||
| Diploma (n = 172) | 320.4 ± 177.6 | 131.9 | 36.9 | < 0.001 | 93.6 | 39.8 | 0.019 |
| Diploma-BS (n = 254) | 304.1 ± 194.5 | 115.5 | 36.1 | 0.001 | 58.6 | 40.7 | 0.15 |
| More than BS (n = 39) | 307.8 ± 171.6 | 119.3 | 45.4 | 0.009 | 52.9 | 49.8 | 0.28 |
| Marriage status | |||||||
| Single (n = 323) | 323.2 ± 184.1 | ref | ref | ||||
| Engaged (n = 27) | 309.2 ± 210.9 | -14.1 | 37.4 | 0.70 | 7.1 | 38.3 | 0.85 |
| Married/others (n = 145) | 258.6 ± 188.3 | -64.6 | 18.7 | 0.001 | -30.8 | 27.3 | 0.26 |
| Job | |||||||
| Jobless/soldier (n = 30) | 302.1 ± 151.5 | ref | ref | ||||
| Student (n = 223) | 339.1 ± 189.1 | 36.9 | 35.9 | 0.30 | 30.7 | 37.2 | 0.41 |
| Retailer (n = 150) | 278.4 ± 174.8 | -23.6 | 37.1 | 0.52 | -1.3 | 38.6 | 0.97 |
| Serviceman (n = 18) | 360.7 ± 196.3 | 58.8 | 55.1 | 0.28 | 67.5 | 57.1 | 0.23 |
| Government worker (n = 6) | 241.1 ± 205.6 | -60.3 | 41.3 | 0.14 | -27.1 | 45.1 | 0.54 |