Table 1.

Frequency and percentage distribution of respondents' background characteristics (N = 481).

Background characteristics	Frequency (%)
Age (in years)
Mean (±SD)	45.3 (±14.2)
Age groups (in years)
≤29	70 (14.5)
30–39	114 (23.7)
40–49	99 (20.6)
50–59	109 (22.7)
60+	89 (18.5)
Gender
Male	290 (60.3)
Female	191 (39.7)
Household size (members)
Mean (±SD)	4.9 (±2.7)
1–4	254 (52.8)
5–6	145 (30.1)
7 and more	82 (17.1)
Type of residence
Own house	244 (50.7)
Rented house	200 (41.6)
Other	37 (7.7)
Completed years of education
Mean (±SD)	12.3 (±4.8)
0–5	56 (11.6)
6–10	112 (23.3)
11–12	84 (17.5)
More than 12 years	229 (47.6)

SD, Standard Deviation.