Table 4.
Distribution of certain somatic reactions according to age and social status.
| Groups | Total (500) | Appe. dist (322) | GIT upset (222) | Headache (275) | Death wishes (12) | P-Value |
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| –18-24 | 169 | 29.5 | 18.3 | 27.2 | 6.0 | X2 = 18.5 D.F. = 9 P = 0.030 |
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| –25-34 | 120 | 64.1 | 36.7 | 54.1 | 20.9 | |
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| –35-45 | 99 | 95.0 | 55.6 | 87.9 | 32.4 | |
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| –>45 | 112 | 90.1 | 82.1 | 68.8 | 47.3 | |
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| –Married | 293 | 79.1 | 43.3 | 51.6 | 27.0 | X2 = 51.4 D.F. = 9 P = 0.000 |
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| –Single | 163 | 33.1 | 36.1 | 50.3 | 5.0 | |
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| –Widowed | 33 | 84.9 | 81.9 | 94.0 | 75.8 | |
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| –Divorced | 11 | 72.8 | 81.9 | 63.7 | 72.8 | |
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| Occupation | ||||||
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| –Housewives | 286 | 54.5 | 31.5 | 51.0 | 18.5 | X2 = 23.4 D.F. = 6 P = 0.001 |
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| –Employed | 165 | 79.4 | 60.0 | 54.0 | 22.5 | |
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| –Others | 49 | 71.5 | 67.4 | 81.4 | 61.3 | |
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| –Home owned | 256 | 71.5 | 38.7 | 55.6 | 23.9 | |
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| –Rented home | 112 | 73.2 | 77.7 | 79.5 | 33.0 | X2 = 29.5 D.F. = 12 P = 0.003 |
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| –Live with relatives | 83 | 56.7 | 37.3 | 38.6 | 14.5 | |
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| –Residential compound | 39 | 18.0 | 5.1 | 28.2 | 12.9 | |
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| –Schools or factories | 10 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 10.0 | 50.0 | |
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