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Table 2.

Relationship between health statuses and demographic characteristics of the participants.

Characteristic	Physical health∗		Social health∗∗		Mental health∗∗∗
Characteristic	χ²	P	χ²	P	χ²	P
Age
≤34	29.038	<0.001	3.196	0.061	7.034	0.008
≥35	29.038	<0.001	3.196	0.061	7.034	0.008
Gender
Female	1.875	0.171	0.280	0.597	0.474	0.491
Male	1.875	0.171	0.280	0.597	0.474	0.491
Level of education
Elementary school & lower	4.996	0.025 ∗	4.565	0.033	4.277	0.039
Secondary school & higher	4.996	0.025 ∗	4.565	0.033	4.277	0.039
Civil status
Married	0.256	0.613	0.648	0.421	0.000	0.983
Single	0.256	0.613	0.648	0.421	0.000	0.983
Number of siblings
2 & less	13.577	<0.001	0.867	0.352	14.343	<0.001
3 & more	13.577	<0.001	0.867	0.352	14.343	<0.001
Monthly income
≤500 TRY	0.029	0.865	0.002	0.967	0.227	0.634
≥501 TRY	0.029	0.865	0.002	0.967	0.227	0.634
Number of rooms
≤2	0.788	0.375	3.371	0.066	5.142	0.023
≥3	0.788	0.375	3.371	0.066	5.142	0.023

Physical health	—	—	5.173	0.016	4.853	0.024
Social health		—	—	—	0.329	0.463

*Individuals with no physical health problems or with only temporary health problems that did not affect their daily lives were considered to be healthy. ∗∗Individuals who felt secure in their villages, who had a sense of belonging, who thought that everyone in their village cooperated with one another, and who believed that they could live in the village even if they did not work were considered to be socially healthy. ∗∗∗Mental health was evaluated using the BDS.