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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants

From: Determination of the factors affecting sexual violence against women in Turkey: a population-based analysis

Variables

Frequencies

%

Region

 TR1

1399

7.6

 TR2/TR4

3075

16.6

 TR3

1517

8.2

 TR6

1614

8.7

 TR5/TR7

2922

15.8

 TR8/TR9

2962

16.0

 TRC

1734

9.4

 TRA/TRB

3288

17.8

Place of residence

 Rural

5158

27.9

 Urban

13,353

72.1

Age

 15–24 years

2795

15.1

 25–34 years

5855

31.6

 35–44 years

4890

26.4

 45–54 years

3630

19.6

 55 + years

1341

7.2

Level of education

 Illiterate

3010

16.3

 Elementary school graduate

8986

48.6

 Secondary school graduate

1820

9.8

 High school graduate

2975

16.1

 University graduate

1717

9.3

Employment

 Unemployed

14,635

79.1

 Employed

3876

20.9

Marital status

  

 Single

1433

7.7

 Married

15,925

86.0

 Widowed /divorced/separated

1153

6.2

Number of children

 No children

2689

14.5

 One child

2901

15.7

 Two or more children

12,921

69.8