Table 1.
Demographic data of respondents.
| Variable | Categories | % (Number) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Males | 43.9 (488) |
| Females | 56.1 (624) | |
| Age group | 25–44 | 26.0 (289) |
| 45–59 | 33.9 (377) | |
| 60–74 | 40.1 (446) | |
| Marital status | Single | 13.2 (146) |
| Married or in a registered relationship, cohabiting | 74.1 (820) | |
| Divorced or separated or widowed | 12.8 (141) | |
| Occupational status | Executive employee, upper clerical worker | 17.8 (197) |
| Lower clerical worker, employee | 35.2 (390) | |
| Entrepreneur, self-employed, agricultural entrepreneur, farmer | 8.9 (99) | |
| Pensioner | 29.5 (327) | |
| Student/Homemaker/unemployed/others | 8.7 (96) | |
| Children in the family | No | 22.4 (246) |
| Yes | 77.6 (853) | |
| Residential area | Downtown city centre | 13.1 (145) |
| City suburb | 48.5 (537) | |
| Population centre in the countryside | 17.4 (193) | |
| Sparsely populated area | 21.0 (232) | |
| Vocational education | No vocational training, professional course, other short vocational training | 23.1 (253) |
| Vocational school, school level vocational examination, college level vocational examination | 46.6 (509) | |
| Higher vocational diploma, University degree | 30.4 (332) |