Table 1.
Characteristics | Category | Frequency (n = 300) | (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Age in years | ⩽20 | 158 | 52.7 |
>20 | 142 | 33.3 | |
Mean age = 20 (SD ± 3.21), SD = standard deviation | |||
Sex | Male | 72 | 24 |
Female | 228 | 76 | |
Residence | Urban | 125 | 41.7 |
Rural | 175 | 58.3 | |
Marital status | Unmarried | 189 | 63.0 |
Married | 111 | 37.0 | |
Educational level | Uneducated | 36 | 12.0 |
Educated | 264 | 88.0 | |
Monthly income | <1250 | 95 | 31.7 |
1251-1400 | 56 | 18.7 | |
1401-1500 | 51 | 17.0 | |
>1500 | 98 | 32.7 | |
Service year | <2 | 200 | 66.7 |
>2 | 100 | 33.3 |
Hint: to fit the χ2 test assumption, educational status was divided into 2 groups.