Table 1 Demographic variables
From: Patients’ sense of security from clinical factors in Iran: a cross-sectional study
Demographic variable | n | % | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | female | 421 | 50.7 | 0.77 |
male | 409 | 50.3 | ||
Age | < 20 years | 48 | 5.8 | 0.021 |
20–30 years | 234 | 28.2 | ||
30–40 years | 296 | 35.7 | ||
40–50 years | 166 | 20.0 | ||
> 50 years | 86 | 10.3 | ||
Educational level | Illiterate | 32 | 3.8 | 0.045 |
Below school diploma | 90 | 10.9 | ||
school diploma | 220 | 26.5 | ||
Bachelor’s degree | 391 | 47.1 | ||
Master’s degree and higher | 97 | 11.7 | ||
Patients job | Unemployed | 41 | 4.9 | 0.003 |
Employed | 352 | 42.4 | ||
Retired | 179 | 21.5 | ||
Housewife | 164 | 19.8 | ||
University student/ student | 94 | 11.4 | ||