Table 5. Correlation between demographic characteristics and level of commitment to protective measures.
| Demographic characteristics | Level of commitment | Chi-Square value | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Moderate | High | ||||
| Age (years) | 18–24 (n = 3124) | 82 (2.6%) | 773(24.7%) | 2269(72.6%) | 204.974 | <0.001* |
| 25–44 (n = 2338) | 101(4.3%) | 457(19.5%) | 1780(76.1%) | |||
| 45–65 (n = 1686) | 137(8.1%) | 527(31.3%) | 1022(60.6%) | |||
| > 65 (n = 383) | 37(9.7%) | 131(34.2%) | 215(56.1%) | |||
| Gender | Male (n = 3505) | 219(6.2%) | 1075(30.7%) | 2211(63.1%) | 160.683 | <0.001* |
| Female (n = 4026) | 138(3.4%) | 813(20.2%) | 3075(76.4%) | |||
| marital status | Single (n = 3984) | 134(3.4%) | 978(24.5%) | 2872(72.1%) | 92.002 | <0.001* |
| Married (n = 2825) | 202(7.2%) | 719(25.5%) | 1904(67.4%) | |||
| in relationship (n = 500) | 6(1.2%) | 111(22.2%) | 383(76.6%) | |||
| Widow (n = 222) | 15(6.8%) | 80(36.0%) | 127(57.2%) | |||
| origin | Eastern (n = 365) | 25(6.8%) | 121(33.2%) | 219(60.0%) | 184.079 | <0.001* |
| Northern (n = 1272) | 128(10.1%) | 384(30.2%) | 760(59.7%) | |||
| Middle (n = 4376) | 164(3.7%) | 1072(24.5%) | 3140(71.8%) | |||
| Southern (n = 353) | 12(3.4%) | 92(26.1%) | 249(70.5%) | |||
| Western (n = 1165) | 28(2.4%) | 219(18.8%) | 918(78.8%) | |||
| residency | City (n = 5711) | 213(3.7%) | 1409(24.7%) | 4089(71.6%) | 59.106 | <0.001* |
| Countryside (n = 1820) | 144(7.9%) | 479(26.3%) | 1197(65.8%) | |||
| financial status | Low (n = 1268) | 150(11.8%) | 420(33.1%) | 698(55.0%) | 279.195 | <0.001* |
| Middle (n = 3241) | 134(4.1%) | 814(25.1%) | 2293(70.7%) | |||
| Good (n = 2654) | 59(2.2%) | 561(21.2%) | 2031(76.6%) | |||
| Excellent (n = 371) | 14(3.8%) | 93(25.1%) | 264(71.2%) | |||
| employment | Unemployed (n = 1635) | 148(9.1%) | 427(26.1%) | 1060(64.8%) | 129.431 | <0.001* |
| part-time (n = 1114) | 75(6.7%) | 274(24.6%) | 765(68.7%) | |||
| full-time (n = 1688) | 60(3.6%) | 404(23.9%) | 1224(72.5%) | |||
| Student (n = 2653) | 64(2.4%) | 675(25.4%) | 1914(72.1%) | |||
| part-time + student (n = 290) | 5(1.7%) | 77(26.6%) | 208(71.7%) | |||
| full-time + student (n = 131) | 4(3.1%) | 26(19.8%) | 101(77.1%) | |||
| part-time + full-time(n = 20) | 1(5.0%) | 5(25.0%) | 14(70.0%) | |||
| academic level | no education (n = 324) | 81(25.0%) | 129(39.8%) | 114(35.2%) | 640.976 | <0.001* |
| Elementary (n = 422) | 61(14.5%) | 151(35.8%) | 210(49.8%) | |||
| Secondary (n = 550) | 35(6.4%) | 182(33.1%) | 333(60.5%) | |||
| High school (n = 782) | 40(5.1%) | 212(27.1%) | 530(67.8%) | |||
| university student (n = 2906) | 78(2.7%) | 721(24.8%) | 2107(72.5%) | |||
| university graduate (n = 1908) | 39(2.0%) | 392(20.5%) | 1477(77.4%) | |||
| post-university study (n = 639) | 23(3.6%) | 101(15.8%) | 515(80.6%) | |||
| father’s educational level | no education (n = 760) | 142(18.7%) | 257(33.8%) | 361(47.5%) | 482.949 | <0.001* |
| primary education (n = 1971) | 95(4.8%) | 543(27.5%) | 1333(67.6%) | |||
| secondary education (n = 1521) | 40(2.6%) | 368(24.3%) | 1104(73.0%) | |||
| university degree (n = 2776) | 69(2.5%) | 628(22.6%) | 2079(74.9%) | |||
| post- university (n = 512) | 11(2.1%) | 92(18.0%) | 409(79.9%) | |||
| mother’s educational level | no education (n = 1225) | 170(13.9%) | 408(33.3%) | 647(52.8%) | 391.734 | <0.001* |
| primary education (n = 1834) | 72(3.9%) | 494(26.9%) | 1268(69.1%) | |||
| secondary education (n = 1656) | 52(3.1%) | 391(23.6%) | 1213(73.2%) | |||
| university degree (n = 2625) | 58(2.2%) | 560(21.3%) | 2007(76.5%) | |||
| post-university (191) | 5(2.6%) | 35(18.3%) | 151(79.1%) | |||
* P-value<0.05 considered statistically significant