Table 1 The comparison of two groups of female greenhouse workers and housewives in terms of demographic variables
From: General and reproductive health outcomes among female greenhouse workers: a comparative study
Variables | Greenhouse workers | Housewives | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | N (%) | Mean ± SD | N (%) | |||
Age | 33.39 ± 7.35 |  | 33.77 ± 7.51 |  | 0.521 | |
Education level | ≥ 12 grade |  | 280 (91.8) |  | 295 (89.7) | 0.233 |
<  12 grade | 25 (8.2) | 34 (10.3) | ||||
Number of children | Non | Â | 23 (7.5) | Â | 8 (2.4) | 0.002 |
1 | 44 (14.3) | 78 (23.1) | ||||
2 | 96 (31.2) | 113 (33.5) | ||||
3 | 81 (26.3) | 83 (24.6) | ||||
4 ≤ | 64 (20.8) | 55 (16.3) | ||||
Number of children by gender | Boy | 1.29 ± 1.09 |  | 1.33 ± 1.05 |  | 0.614 |
Girl | 1.31 ± 1.15 | 1.10 ± 0.96 | 0.014 | |||
Husband’s occupation | Farmer |  | 271 (88) |  | 149 (44.2) | < 0.001 |
self-employed | 35 (11.4) | 165 (49) | ||||
Employee | 2 (0.6) | 23 (6.8) | ||||