Table 3.
Types of fears according to the age and social status of the study sample.
| Groups | Total 500 | Fear of going outside (%) | Fear in (%) | Fear of the future (384) | Insecurity (403) | P-value |
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| –18–24 | 169 | 92.9 | 45.6 | 55.0 | 60.9 | X 2 = 35.1 D.F. = 9 P = 0.000 |
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| –25–34 | 120 | 72.6 | 62.5 | 75.0 | 80.8 | |
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| –35–45 | 99 | 88.9 | 79.7 | 91.0 | 94.0 | |
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| –>45 | 112 | 66.0 | 78.6 | 99.1 | 98.2 | |
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| –Married | 293 | 73.3 | 62.8 | 72.0 | 76.5 | X2 = 2.79 D.F = 9 P = 0.972 n.s |
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| –Single | 163 | 85.9 | 59.6 | 79.1 | 85.2 | |
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| –Widowed | 33 | 97.0 | 81.9 | 100.0 | 91.0 | |
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| –Divorced | 11 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 91.0 | |
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| Occupation | ||||||
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| –Housewives | 286 | 71.3 | 60.9 | 65.3 | 92.0 | X2 = 26.9 D.F. = 6 P = 0.000 |
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| –Employed | 165 | 91.6 | 67.9 | 95.1 | 63.0 | |
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| –Others | 49 | 87.8 | 67.3 | 81.7 | 73.4 | |
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| –Home owned | 256 | 92.6 | 72.2 | 81.2 | 90.2 | X2 = 11.2 D.F. = 12 p = 0.514 |
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| –Rented home | 112 | 61.7 | 67.9 | 78.6 | 81.2 | |
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| –Living with relatives | 83 | 68.6 | 42.1 | 61.4 | 59.9 | |
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| –Residential compound | 39 | 69.2 | 46.1 | 79.4 | 74.3 | |
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| –Schools or factories | 7 | 100.0 | 71.4 | 85.8 | 42.9 | |
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