Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the general population and Roma community samples
| Variable | General population Mean (standard error) |
Roma community Mean (standard error) |
Mean difference (standard error) |
N (% of full sample) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age |
48.46 (0.41) |
41.98 (0.59) |
6.48*** (0.73) |
2308 (100%) |
| Gender | ||||
| Female |
0.65 (0.01) |
0.55 (0.02) |
0.10*** (0.01) |
2308 (100%) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married/living with partner |
0.66 (0.01) |
0.79 (0.02) |
0.13*** (0.02) |
2308 (100%) |
| Number of children |
1.27 (0.29) |
3.05 (0.08) |
1.78*** (0.07) |
2293 (99.35%) |
| Urbanity | ||||
| Reside in urban area |
0.74 (0.01) |
0.66 (0.02) |
0.08*** (0.02) |
2308 (100%) |
| Religion | ||||
| Christian-Orthodox |
0.85 (0.01) |
0.79 (0.02) |
0.06*** (0.02) |
2269 (98.31%) |
| Low education | ||||
| No or low level of education |
0.12 (0.01) |
0.69 (0.02) |
0.57*** (0.02) |
2305 (99.87%) |
| Low income | ||||
| Income below national average |
0.46 (0.01) |
0.97 (0.01) |
0.51*** (0.02) |
2064 (89.43%) |
| Employment | ||||
| Employed |
0.61 (0.01) |
0.50 (0.02) |
0.11*** (0.02) |
2132 (92.37%) |
Standard errors in parentheses
***p < 0.0