Table 2.

Frequencies and percentages of demographic variables (n = 178)

Variable	Categories	Frequencies	%	Variable	Categories	Frequencies	%
Gender	Male	50	28.1	Education level	Illiterate	9	5
	Female	128	71.9		Primary	54	30.3
Age	20 – 40	9	5		Secondary	53	29.8
	41 – 60	112	62.9		Diploma	29	16.3
	61 – 80	56	31.5		Baccalaureate	25	14
	More than 80	1	0.5		Master	6	3.4
Annual income	Less than 1000 JD	78	43.8		Doctorate	2	1.2
	1001 – 2000	33	18.5	Marital status	Married	141	79.2
	2001 – 3000	23	13		Single	8	4.5
	3001 – 4000	22	12. 35		Widow	26	14.6
	More than 4000	22	12.35		Divorced	3	1.7
Job	Private sector	19	10.7	Insurance coverage	Ministry of health	82	46.1
	Public sector	18	10.1		Military forces	29	16.3
	Not working	108	60.7		University	12	6.7
	Retired (civil)	24	13.5		Private sector	20	11.2
	Retired (military)	9	5		Cash payer	24	13.5
Duration of diabetes	Less than 1 year	47	26.4		Royal bureau	11	6.2
	1 – 5 years	47	26.4	Diabetes type	Type 1	29	16.3
	More than 5 years	84	47.2		Type 2	124	69.7
						Other types	25	14