Table 3.

Demographic characteristics of the study sample at baseline (n=2000)

	Mean (SD)	n (%)
Age (years)	29.1 (10.3)
Sex
Female		1,339 (67.4%)
Male		648 (32.6%)
Education
Low (school or lower)		1,040 (52.3%)
High (university or higher)		948 (47.7%)
Employment
Working full-time		560 (28.6%)
Working part-time		115 (5.8%)
Retired		51 (2.6%)
Self-employed		97 (4.9%)
Homemaking/caregiving		304 (15.3%)
Studying		642 (32.3%)
Looking for work		211 (10.6%)
Personal income
<JD500 month		1,762 (88.9%)
>JD500 JD		219 (11.1%)
Marital status, n (%)
Married		913 (45.8%)
Nont married (single, divorced, widowed)		1,079 (54.2%)
Religion
Muslim		19,67 (98.4%)
Christian		20 (1.0%)
Other		11 (0.6%)
Residence
Amman		171 (8.6%)
Other		1,820 (91.4%)
Biomedicine-related degree
Yes		206 (10.4%)
No		1,768 (89.6%)

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