Table 1.
Sociodemographic Variables of Participants (n = 1019).
| Social Phobia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 1019) | Yes (n = 468) 45.9% | No (n = 551) 54.1% | |
| Demographics | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 522 (51.2) | 261 (55.8) | 261 (47.4) |
| Male | 497 (48.8) | 207 (44.2) | 290 (52.6) |
| Age (Years) | |||
| 18-39 | 860 (84.4) | 419 (89.5) | 441 (80.0) |
| 40 + | 159 (15.6) | 49 (10.5) | 110 (20.0) |
| Marital Status | |||
| Married | 534 (52.4) | 270 (57.7) | 264 (47.9) |
| Not married, eg, single, divorced, widow | 485 (47.6) | 198 (42.3) | 287 (52.1) |
| Urban-rural dichotomy | |||
| Rural | 562 (55.2) | 271 (57.9) | 291 (52.8) |
| Urban | 457 (44.8) | 197 (42.1) | 260 (47.2) |
| Educational level | |||
| Secondary education | 291 (28.6) | 163 (34.1) | 128 (23.2) |
| Undergraduate | 545 (53.5) | 251 (53.6) | 294 (53.4) |
| Graduate | 183 (18.0) | 54 (11.5) | 129 (23.4) |
| Other, eg, housewife, retired, unemployed | 112 (11.0) | 58 (12.4) | 54 (9.8) |
| Labor-force participation | |||
| Student | 310 (30.4) | 171 (36.5) | 139 (25.2) |
| Employed (ref) | 597 (58.6) | 239 (51.1) | 358 (65.0) |
Social Phobia, Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS): Yes: ≥ 55, No (absent): ≤ 54.