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. 2019 Jul-Aug;25(4):229–235. doi: 10.4103/sjg.SJG_617_18

Table 1.

General characteristics of the 7931 students

Age (years) Median 11 (range, 5-18) Mean 11.22±2.62
Gender Male 2943 (37%)
Female 4988 (63%)
Father’s education no data=130 (1.6%) Illiterate 582 (7.3%)
Primary 1157 (14.6%)
Intermediate 1241 (15.6%)
High school 2326 (29.3%)
Bachelors 1992 (25.1%)
Master’s/doctorate 502 (6.3%)
Mother’s education no data=135 (1.7%) Illiterate 1003 (12.6%)
Primary 1361 (17.2%)
Intermediate 1308 (16.5%)
High school 1963 (24.8%)
Bachelors 2060 (26.0%)
Master’s/doctorate 1003 (12.6%)
Family income no data=374 (4.7%) No income 407 (5.1%)
<1500 US $ 1549 (19.5%)
1500–2500 US $ 2277 (28.7%)
2500–5000 US $ 2218 (28.0%)
5000–8000 US $ 719 (9.1%)
>8000 US $ 386 (4.9%)
Occupation Unemployed 2117 (26.7%)
Worker 4567 (57.6%)
Office clerk 693 (8.7%)
Trader/professional 553 (7.0%)
Residence No data=126 (1.6%) Traditional house 1067 (13.5%)
Apartment 2592 (32.7%)
Villa 4107 (51.8%)
Palace 38 (0.5%)
Socioeconomic status Low socioeconomic 328 (4.1%)
Lower middle socioeconomic 2581 (32.5%)
Higher middle socioeconomic 4317 (54.4%)
High socioeconomic 705 (8.9%)