Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
Characteristics of Women | Categories | n (215) | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | < 30 | 47 | 21.9 |
30–39 | 71 | 33.0 | |
40–49 | 40 | 18.6 | |
≥ 50 | 57 | 26.5 | |
Ethnic group | Arabic | 75 | 34.9 |
Kurdish | 65 | 30.2 | |
Turkish | 59 | 27.4 | |
Roma | 16 | 7.4 | |
Mother tongue | Arabic | 75 | 34.9 |
Turkish | 73 | 34.0 | |
Kurdish | 67 | 31.2 | |
District/country of birth | Turkey (İzmir) | 59 | 27.4 |
Turkey (Other) | 73 | 34.0 | |
Syria | 83 | 38.6 | |
Marital status | Formally married | 137 | 63.7 |
Religious marriage | 31 | 14.4 | |
Single | 50 | 23.2 | |
Education level | Illiterate | 51 | 23.7 |
Literate | 26 | 12.1 | |
Primary school | 57 | 26.5 | |
Middle School | 40 | 18.6 | |
High school and higher | 41 | 19.1 | |
Number of children | 0 | 25 | 11.6 |
1–2 | 64 | 29.8 | |
3–4 | 75 | 34.9 | |
≥ 5 | 51 | 23.7 | |
Work status | Homemaker | 180 | 83.7 |
Occasional, temporary jobs | 22 | 10.3 | |
Worker | 13 | 6.1 | |
Work history | Yes | 93 | 43.3 |
No | 122 | 56.7 | |
Characteristics of Husband | n (160) | ||
Education | Illiterate | 19 | 11.9 |
Literate | 20 | 12.5 | |
Primary school | 57 | 35.6 | |
Middle School | 31 | 19.4 | |
High school | 30 | 18.8 | |
University | 3 | 1.9 | |
Work status | Occasional, temporary jobs | 56 | 35.0 |
Unemployed | 28 | 17.5 | |
Casual employee | 27 | 16.9 | |
Regular Worker | 24 | 15.0 | |
Retired | 20 | 12.5 | |
Own-account worker | 5 | 3.1 | |
Social security | Uninsured | 93 | 58.1 |
Insured | 67 | 41.9 | |
Household | n (215) | ||
Income | 1.-25. percentile (300–900 TL) | 55 | 25.6 |
26.-50. percentile (901–1500 TL) | 53 | 24.7 | |
51.-75. percentile (1501–2500 TL) | 70 | 32.6 | |
76.-100. percentile (2500–10,000 TL) | 37 | 17.2 | |
Income perception | Poor | 117 | 54.4 |
Not good or poor | 80 | 37.2 | |
Good | 18 | 8.4 | |
Individuals in household | < 3 | 44 | 20.5 |
3–4 | 75 | 34.9 | |
≥ 5 | 96 | 44.7 | |