Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample (N = 394)
| Unexposed | Exposed | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| Sex (Males) | 98 | 50.0 | 97 | 49.0 | 195 | 49.5 |
| Place of birth | ||||||
| North | 120 | 61.2 | 128 | 64.6 | 248 | 62.9 |
| Centre-South and Islands | 61 | 31.1 | 64 | 32.3 | 125 | 31.7 |
| Foreign | 15 | 7.7 | 6 | 3.0 | 21 | 5.3 |
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Married/cohabiting | 151 | 77.4 | 163 | 82.3 | 314 | 80.0 |
| Separated/divorced | 11 | 5.6 | 14 | 7.0 | 25 | 6.4 |
| Single/Widow/er | 33 | 16.9 | 21 | 10.6 | 54 | 13.7 |
| Children (Yes) | 149 | 76.0 | 166 | 83.8 | 315 | 79.9 |
| Age class (yrs) | ||||||
| 30–45 | 58 | 29.6 | 57 | 28.8 | 115 | 29.2 |
| 45–55 | 61 | 31.1 | 63 | 31.8 | 124 | 31.5 |
| > 55 | 77 | 39.3 | 78 | 39.4 | 155 | 39.3 |
| Level of Education* | ||||||
| Primary/lower secondary | 68 | 35.1 | 91 | 46.0 | 159 | 40.5 |
| Upper secondary | 79 | 40.7 | 86 | 43.4 | 165 | 42.1 |
| Post secondary | 47 | 24.2 | 21 | 10.6 | 68 | 17.3 |
| Self-perceived health | ||||||
| Good | 132 | 67.4 | 141 | 71.4 | 273 | 69.3 |
| Poor | 64 | 32.7 | 57 | 28.8 | 121 | 30.7 |
*Significant difference between exposed and unexposed (p-value of chi-square test < 0.05)