Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Parents Participating in the Study (n = 1679).
| Characteristics | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relationship | ||
| Mother | 1299 | 77.4 |
| Father | 380 | 22.6 |
| Education level of parents | ||
| Illiterate | 74 | 4.4 |
| Secondary | 541 | 32.2 |
| Higher | 719 | 42.8 |
| University | 344 | 20.5 |
| Occupation | ||
| Government employed | 561 | 33.4 |
| Nongovernment employed | 89 | 5.3 |
| Self-employed | 39 | 2.3 |
| Student | 108 | 6.4 |
| Homemaker | 663 | 39.5 |
| Retired | 172 | 10.2 |
| Unemployed | 47 | 2.8 |
| Number of children per parent | ||
| 1 | 2620 | 36.9 |
| 2 | 278 | 16.6 |
| 3 | 202 | 12 |
| 4 | 198 | 11.8 |
| 5 | 174 | 10.4 |
| >5 | 207 | 12.3 |
| Age of parents, mean (SD) | 37.78 (10.276) | |
| No. of children, mean (SD) | 3.60 (2.021) | |