Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population
Characteristic | N (n = 318) | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
Highest educational attainment | |||
Grade school | 12 | 3.77% | |
High school | 128 | 40.25% | |
College undergraduate | 80 | 25.16% | |
College graduate | 74 | 23.27% | |
Vocational course | 15 | 4.72% | |
Postgraduate course | 9 | 2.83% | |
Marital status | |||
Single | 107 | 33.65% | |
Married | 105 | 33.02% | |
Divorced/Separated | 1 | 0.31% | |
Common-law partner | 105 | 33.02% | |
Employment status | |||
Employed | 92 | 28.93% | |
Unemployed | 226 | 71.07% | |
Monthly household income | |||
Less than 20,000 | 289 | 90.88% | |
20,000 to 50,000 | 24 | 7.55% | |
More than 50,000 | 5 | 1.57% | |