Tab. II.
Socioeconomic characteristics.
| Characteristic | Total (n = 440) |
HEAs (n = 228) |
LEAs (n = 212) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 46.4 | 38.6 | 54.7 | P < 0.001* |
| Female | 53.6 | 61.4 | 45.3 | |
| Age | ||||
| 18-24 | 17.0 | 18.4 | 15.6 | P = 0.842 |
| 25-34 | 22.7 | 23.2 | 22.2 | |
| 35-44 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 23.6 | |
| 45-54 | 18.9 | 17.1 | 20.8 | |
| ≥ 55 | 17.5 | 17.1 | 17.9 | |
| Family size | ||||
| < 5 | 19.8 | 16.2 | 23.6 | P = 0.059 |
| 5-10 | 69.1 | 70.2 | 67.9 | |
| > 10 | 11.1 | 13.6 | 8.5 | |
| Educational level | ||||
| Illiterate, read and write | 23.9 | 36.8 | 9.9 | P < 0.001* |
| Basic school | 26.8 | 28.5 | 25.0 | |
| Secondary school | 21.8 | 19.7 | 24.1 | |
| University | 27.5 | 14.9 | 41.0 | |
| Job | ||||
| Housewife | 37.3 | 45.2 | 28.8 | P < 0.001* |
| Public work | 20.7 | 12.7 | 29.2 | |
| Private work | 18.4 | 12.7 | 24.5 | |
| Unemployed | 8.0 | 10.1 | 5.7 | |
| Work on daily basis | 5.7 | 9.6 | 1.4 | |
| Students | 5.7 | 3.9 | 7.5 | |
| Others | 4.3 | 5.7 | 2.8 | |
| Monthly per capita income (YR)a | ||||
| < 5,000 | 20.9 | 35.1 | 5.7 | P < 0.001* |
| 5,000 - < 10,000 | 27.3 | 28.1 | 26.4 | |
| 10,000 - < 15,000 | 25.0 | 20.6 | 29.7 | |
| ≥ 15,000 | 26.8 | 16.2 | 38.2 | |
a YR: Yemeni Riyal
*: statistically significant.