Table 2. Participant characteristics.
| Variable | Groups | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 768 | 62.3 |
| Female | 465 | 37.7 | |
| Age | 18-34 | 384 | 28.2 |
| 35-44 | 357 | 29 | |
| 45-54 | 261 | 21.2 | |
| >55 | 267 | 21.7 | |
| Education level | Illiterate | 81 | 6.6 |
| Less than high school | 270 | 21.9 | |
| High school | 426 | 34.5 | |
| More than high school | 456 | 37 | |
| Occupation | Currently unemployed (housewife, retired, student or jobless) | 426 | 34.5 |
| Currently employed | 807 | 65.5 | |
| Home ownership | Owner | 666 | 54 |
| Tenure | 567 | 46 | |
| Home type | Apartment | 1017 | 82.5 |
| House | 216 | 17.5 | |
| Number of household members | ≤4 | 1029 | 83.5 |
| >4 | 204 | 16.5 | |
| Previous disaster experience | Yes | 513 | 41.6 |
| No | 720 | 58.4 | |
| Being head of household | Yes | 1032 | 83.7 |
| No | 201 | 16.3 | |
| Residential district | High risk | 381 | 30.9 |
| Medium risk | 459 | 37.2 | |
| Relatively low risk | 393 | 31.9 | |
| Monthly income level | Low (less than 20 million Iranian Rials) | 801 | 65 |
| Middle (20-40 million Iranian Rials) | 354 | 28.7 | |
| High (more than 40 million Iranian Rials) | 78 | 6.3 |