Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study participants
From: Effect of educational intervention on improvement of physical activities of middle-aged women
Variable | Group | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | Intervention | ||||
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
Type of occupation | |||||
Housewife | 52 | 65 | 50 | 62.50 | 0.22 |
Employee | 12 | 15 | 8 | 10 | |
Other (retired, etc.) | 16 | 20 | 22 | 27.50 | |
Education level | |||||
Lower than diploma | 36 | 45 | 36 | 45 | 0.25 |
Associate degree | 27 | 33.75 | 19 | 23.75 | |
Bachelor degree | 16 | 20 | 20 | 25 | |
Master degree and higher | 1 | 1.25 | 5 | 6.25 | |
Income level | |||||
Lower than 10,000,000 Rials | 32 | 40 | 34 | 42.50 | 0/13 |
1,000,000–15,000,000 Rials | 29 | 36.25 | 25 | 31.25 | |
15,000,000–2,000,000 Rials | 16 | 20 | 12 | 15 | |
Over 2,000,000 Rials | 3 | 3.75 | 9 | 11.25 | |
Spouse’s education | |||||
Lower than diploma | 35 | 43.75 | 41 | 51.25 | 0.09 |
Associate degree | 25 | 31.2 | 15 | 18.75 | |
Bachelor degree | 15 | 18.75 | 14 | 17.5 | |
Master degree and higher | 5 | 6.25 | 10 | 12.5 | |
Spouse’s job | |||||
Unemployed | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0.16 |
Employee | 13 | 16.25 | 9 | 11.25 | |
Others | 67 | 83.75 | 67 | 83.75 | |