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. 2020 Oct 6;61(3):E392–E400. doi: 10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2020.61.3.1529

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.