Table 2.
Socio-economic characteristics of families
| Parents’ age | Gender | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mothers | Fathers | |||||||
| <29 yr. | 30-39 yr. | 40 yr. > more % (n) | <29 yr. | 30-39 yr. | 40 yr. > more % (n) | Males | Females | |
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |||
| Education | ||||||||
| Low (completed high school) | 68.1 (584) | 43.5 (1158) | 35.2 (298) | 65.5 (205) | 45.1 (1169) | 45.3 (1857) | 45.3(1857) | 46.7 (2041) |
| Medium (completed college) | 10.1 (87) | 18.7 (497) | 28.3 (239) | 11.5 (36) | 17.9 (464) | 23.00 (275) | 18.9 (775) | 18.8 (823) |
| High (completed graduate degree) | 21.8 (187) | 37.8 (1007) | 36.5 (309) | 23.00 (72) | 37.00 (960) | 36.5 (436) | 35.8 (1468) | 34.4 (1503) |
| Total | 100 (858) | 100 (2663) | 100 (846) | 100 (313) | 100 (2593) | 100 (1194) | 100 (4100) | 100 (4367) |
| χ 2 value | χ2 = 237.389; df = 4; p < 0.001 | χ2 = 71.211; df = 4; p < 0.001 | ||||||
| Family income | ||||||||
| Low (400–600 Lt) | 66.00 (538) | 55.1 (1401) | 56.7 (459) | 69.8 (210) | 54.9 (1367) | 55.8 (632) | 57.6 (2398) | 56.3 (2209) |
| Middle (600–1200 Lt) | 27.5 (224) | 31.4 (798) | 33.6 (272) | 25.2 (76) | 32.2 (802) | 32.9 (372) | 31.1 (1294) | 39.2 (1746) |
| High (>1200 Lt) | 6.5 (53) | 13.5 (342) | 9.8 (79) | 5.00 (15) | 12.8 (319) | 11.3 (128) | 11.4 (474) | 11.8 (462) |
| Total | 100 (815) | 100 (2541) | 100 (810) | 100 (301) | 100 (2566) | 100 (1132) | 100 (4166) | 100 (3921) |
| χ 2 value | χ2 = 46.506; df = 4; p < 0.001 | χ2 = 29.444; df = 4; p < 0.001 | ||||||
| Occupation | ||||||||
| Work in state institutions | 13.9 (122) | 29.3 (796) | 36.3 (311) | 9.1 (29) | 18.3(487) | 22.6 (274) | 18.9 (790) | 27.6 (1229) |
| Work in private sector | 39.7 (349) | 40.8 (1109) | 33.6 (288) | 50.9 (163) | 57.3 (1523) | 48.4 (587) | 54.3 (2273) | 39.2 (1746) |
| Unemployed | 46.4 (408) | 29.9 (814) | 30.00 (257) | 40.00 (129) | 24.3 (646) | 29.00(352) | 26.8 (1126) | 33.2 (1479) |
| Total | 100 (581) | 100 (2719) | 100 (856) | 100 (320) | 100 (2656) | 100 (1213) | 100 (4189) | 100 (4454) |
| χ 2 value | χ2 = 125.486; df = 4; p < 0.001 | χ2 = 67.634; df = 4; p < 0.001 | ||||||
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Married | 84.8 (3492) | 80.3 (3505) | ||||||
| Single, divorced, other | 15.2 (627) | 19.7 (860) | ||||||
| Total | 100 (4119) | 100 (4365) | ||||||
| χ 2 value | ||||||||
P* - significance comparing groups (Chi-squares test).