Table 1.
The comparison of two groups of female greenhouse workers and housewives in terms of demographic variables
| Variables | Greenhouse workers | Housewives | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | N (%) | Mean ± SD | N (%) | |||
| Age | 33.39 ± 7.35 | 33.77 ± 7.51 | 0.521 | |||
| Education level | ≥ 12 grade | 280 (91.8) | 295 (89.7) | 0.233 | ||
| < 12 grade | 25 (8.2) | 34 (10.3) | ||||
| Number of children | Non | 23 (7.5) | 8 (2.4) | 0.002 | ||
| 1 | 44 (14.3) | 78 (23.1) | ||||
| 2 | 96 (31.2) | 113 (33.5) | ||||
| 3 | 81 (26.3) | 83 (24.6) | ||||
| 4 ≤ | 64 (20.8) | 55 (16.3) | ||||
| Number of children by gender | Boy | 1.29 ± 1.09 | 1.33 ± 1.05 | 0.614 | ||
| Girl | 1.31 ± 1.15 | 1.10 ± 0.96 | 0.014 | |||
| Husband’s occupation | Farmer | 271 (88) | 149 (44.2) | < 0.001 | ||
| self-employed | 35 (11.4) | 165 (49) | ||||
| Employee | 2 (0.6) | 23 (6.8) | ||||