Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants.
| Total Population n (%) 1 |
Women n (%) |
Men n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1082 (100.0) | 804 (74.3) | 278 (25.7) | |
| Location | p = 0.192 2 | ||
| Greater Tunis | 482 (44.6) | 350 (43.5) | 132 (47.5) |
| Northeast | 154 (14.2) | 120 (14.9) | 34 (12.2) |
| Northwest | 93 (8.6) | 72 (9.0) | 21 (7.5) |
| Center-east | 195 (18.0) | 151 (18.8) | 44 (15.8) |
| Center-west | 44 (4.1) | 31 (3.9) | 13 (4.7) |
| Southeast | 90 (8.3) | 67 (8.3) | 23 (8.3) |
| Southwest | 24 (2.2) | 13 (1.6) | 11 (4.0) |
| Age category | p < 0.0001 2 | ||
| Young adult (20–25 years) | 339 (31.3) | 277 (34.4) | 62 (22.3) |
| Adults (25–60 years) | 691 (63.9) | 503 (62.6) | 188 (67.6) |
| Elderly (60 years and over) | 52 (4.8) | 24 (2.9) | 28 (10.1) |
| Education | p < 0.0001 2 | ||
| Not graduated | 4 (0.4) | 1 (0.1) | 3 (1.1) |
| Primary school graduation | 9 (0.8) | 6 (0.7) | 3 (1.1) |
| Secondary school graduation | 76 (7.0) | 37 (4.6) | 39 (14.0) |
| University graduation | 993 (91.8) | 760 (94.5) | 233 (83.8) |
| Occupational status | p < 0.0001 2 | ||
| Unemployed or housewife | 145 (13.4) | 131 (16.3) | 14 (0.5) |
| Student | 423 (39.1) | 346 (43.0) | 77 (27.7) |
| Worker | 71 (6.6) | 40 (5.0) | 31 (11.1) |
| Intermediate executive | 132 (12.2) | 84 (10.4) | 48 (17.3) |
| Upper executive | 272 (25.1) | 186 (23.1) | 86 (30.9) |
| Retiree | 39 (3.6) | 17 (2.1) | 39 (7.9) |
| Household size (n = 1059) 3 | p = 0.108 2 | ||
| Living alone | 29 (2.7) | 17 (2.1) | 12 (4.3) |
| Small family (≤4 members) | 798 (73.8) | 604 (75.1) | 194 (69.8) |
| Large family (>4 members) | 232 (21.4) | 171 (21.3) | 61 (21.9) |
| Unspecified | 23 (2.1) | 12 (1.5) | 11 (4.0) |
| Household welfare proxy (n = 1059) 3 | p = 0.14 2 | ||
| Lower tertile | 351 (32.5) | 267 (33.2) | 84 (30.2) |
| Middle tertile | 353 (32.6) | 251 (31.2) | 102 (36.7) |
| Upper tertile | 355 (32.8) | 274 (34.0) | 81 (29.1) |
| Not declared | 23 (2.1) | 12 (1.4) | 11 (3.9) |
1 Data are expressed as total number of respondents n with percentages between brackets (%). 2 p-value: null hypothesis of same distribution between both sexes (chi-squared and Fisher exact test); null hypothesis rejected at p < 0.05. 3 Number of respondents specifying their household size and welfare proxy.