Table 1.
Self-reported characteristics of the participants in the study
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender (414) | ||
| Male | 113 | 27.3 |
| Female | 301 | 72.7 |
| Age (years) (408) | 40.4 ± 6 (22–58)a | |
| 18–30 | 25 | 6.1 |
| 31–35 | 57 | 14 |
| 36–40 | 112 | 27.4 |
| 41–45 | 137 | 33.6 |
| > 45 | 77 | 18.9 |
| Marital status (411) | ||
| Married | 334 | 81.3 |
| Other | 77 | 18.7 |
| Education level (411) | ||
| No formal education, elementary or middle school | 68 | 16.5 |
| High school | 147 | 35.8 |
| College degree or higher | 196 | 47.7 |
| Socioeconomic status (395) | ||
| Low | 164 | 41.5 |
| Middle | 131 | 33.2 |
| High | 100 | 25.3 |
| Number of children (414) | ||
| 1 | 88 | 21.3 |
| 2 | 227 | 54.8 |
| ≥ 3 | 99 | 23.9 |
| Number of children by age (years) (414) | ||
| 4 | 50 | 12.1 |
| 5 | 68 | 16.4 |
| 6 | 151 | 36.5 |
| 7 | 145 | 35 |
| Birth order of the selected children (414) | ||
| First | 203 | 49 |
| Second | 149 | 36 |
| Third | 48 | 11.6 |
| Fourth and more | 14 | 3.4 |
| Varicella vaccination according to the age (years) of the selected children (156)b | ||
| 4–5 | 45 | 28.8 |
| 6–7 | 111 | 71.2 |
In brackets there is the number of parents reporting the information
Number for each item may not add up to total number of study population due to missing value
a Mean ± standard deviation (range)
b Only for the selected children who had been vaccinated