Table 3.
Means (M) and standard deviations (SD) on the subscales of the MOS-SF36 for the literates of the first generation as well as second generation; and F-values after controlling for number of children, age, and marital status.
| First generation literates (N = 25) | Second generation literates (N = 25) | ||||
| M | SD | M | SD | F-value | |
| Physical functioning | 93.2 | 13.2 | 96.8 | 08.3 | 0.15 |
| Role limitation due to Physical problem | 75.0 | 38.9 | 87.0 | 29.9 | 0.45 |
| Pain | 69.6 | 26.4 | 83.5 | 20.6 | 2.84 |
| General health Perception | 60.8 | 15.2 | 72.9 | 16.0 | 0.57 |
| Vitality | 60.2 | 14.9 | 60.0 | 5.6 | 0.31 |
| Social functioning | 83.0 | 16.5 | 84.0 | 12.8 | 0.32 |
| Role limitation due to emotional problem | 74.7 | 40.0 | 76.0 | 34.0 | 0.11 |
| Mental health | 72.4 | 19.9 | 75.2 | 10.3 | 0.52 |
* p < .05