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Table 2 Prevalence of OCD by type of occupation.

From: Prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder in Iran

Variable

 

%(n)

p

Occupation

   

Worker

M (n: 2114)

0.6 (12)

X2 = 154.70, df = 7, P = 0.001a

 

F (n: 149)

2.7 (4)

X2 = 19.03, df = 6, P = 0.004b

 

T (n: 2266)

0.7 (16)

X2 = 8.22, df = 7, P = 0.31c

Employees

M (n: 2105)

0.8 (16)

 
 

F (n: 625)

2.4 (15)

 
 

T (n: 2737)

1.1 (31)

 

Student

M (n: 935)

1.3 (12)

 
 

F (n: 779)

1.5 (12)

 
 

T (n: 1723)

1.4 (24)

 

Business

M (n: 4927)

0.5 (23)

 
 

F (n: 318)

2.5 (8)

 
 

T (n: 5260)

0.6 (31)

 

Retired

M (n: 584)

1 (6)

 
 

F (n: 126)

2.4 (3)

 
 

T (n: 713)

1.3 (9)

 

Housewife

M (n:-)

-

 
 

F (n: 9592)

3 (290)

 
 

T (n: 9629)

3 (290)

 

Unemployed

M (n: 1228)

0.8 (10)

 
 

F (n: 719)

2.1 (15)

 
 

T (n: 1951)

1.3 (25)

 

Other Occupations

M (n: 726)

1.7 (12)

 
 

F (n: 183)

3.3 (6)

 
 

T (n: 911)

2 (18)

 
  1. M = Male, F = Female, T = Total. a: Weighted in total group b: Weighted in male subjects c: Weighted in female subjects. Discrepancy between total numbers and sum ups of male and female numbers are due to the missing data.