Table 2.
Twelve-month prevalence of any anxiety disorders by socio-demographic characteristics
| Variables | n | Any anxiety disorder | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female (n = 4499) | Male(n = 3387) | ||||
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | ||
| Age groups | |||||
| 15–19 | 998 | 20.1 | 16.0–24.2 | 11.0 | 7.7–14.4 |
| 20–29 | 2549 | 19.7 | 17.4–22.0 | 11.6 | 9.3–13.9 |
| 30–39 | 2200 | 19.2 | 16.7–21.8 | 12.8 | 10.3–15.2 |
| 40–49 | 1188 | 19.2 | 15.5–22.8 | 12.8 | 9.4–16.3 |
| 50–59 | 704 | 19.6 | 14.7–24.6 | 11.6 | 6.7–16.4 |
| 60–64 | 247 | 13.8 | 7.6–20.0 | 13.5 | 4.0–23.1 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Never married | 2025 | 18.9 | 15.9–21.8 | 11.9 | 9.7–14.2 |
| Married | 5527 | 19.5 | 17.8–21.2 | 11.8 | 10.2–13.5 |
| Previously Married | 332 | 20.3 | 14.6–25.9 | 18.3 | 5.2–31.3 |
| Education | |||||
| Illiterate | 646 | 17.7 | 13.6–21.9 | 19.3 | 9.9–28.7 |
| Primary | 1917 | 22.3 | 19.2–25.3 | 12.2 | 9.3–15 |
| Secondary | 1280 | 24.1 | 20.1–28.2 | 12.9 | 9.9–15.9 |
| High school | 2823 | 18.1 | 15.7–20.5 | 11.9 | 9.6–14.1 |
| University | 1208 | 16 | 12.8–19.1 | 10.5 | 7.5–13.4 |
| Occupation | |||||
| Employed | 2803 | 17.9 | 14–21.8 | 10.9 | 9.4–12.5 |
| Student | 937 | 16.3 | 12.5–20.2 | 9.2 | 6.1–12.4 |
| Retired | 166 | 16.3 | 6.7–25.9 | 11.5 | 4.9–18.1 |
| Housekeeper | 3241 | 19.6 | 17.8–21.3 | NA | |
| Unemployed | 737 | 29.4 | 22.5–36.3 | 20.5 | 15.9–25.2 |
| Place of Residence | |||||
| Urban | 4380 | 19.1 | 17.2–21.0 | 12.5 | 10.7–14.2 |
| Rural | 3506 | 20.1 | 17.8–22.4 | 10.8 | 8.8–12.8 |
| Socio-economic status | |||||
| Low | 2152 | 23.3 | 20.4–26.2 | 16.1 | 12.9–19.3 |
| Moderate | 3191 | 19.5 | 17.3–21.8 | 12 | 9.8–14.2 |
| High | 2330 | 16.5 | 14.1–19.0 | 9.6 | 7.6–11.6 |