Table 1 Participants’ sociodemographic and psychological characteristics
From: Factors affecting the quality of life of single mothers compared to married mothers
|  | Single mothers (N = 195) N (%) | Married mothers (N = 357) N (%) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic characteristics | |||
 Agea | 42.7 ± 7.8 | 43.4 ± 8.8 | 0.347 |
Education level | Â | Â | 0.006* |
 Middle school graduate | 13 (6.7) | 38 (10.6) |  |
 High school graduate | 131 (67.2) | 190 (53.2) |  |
 Above college | 52 (26.2) | 129 (36.1) |  |
Occupation |  |  | < 0.001* |
 Housewife or student | 26 (13.3) | 236 (66.1) |  |
 Production | 124 (63.6) | 89 (24.9) |  |
 Indoor job | 40 (20.5) | 25 (7.0) |  |
 Profession | 5 (2.6) | 7 (2.0) |  |
Monthly income (10 thousand won) |  |  | < 0.001* |
  < 200 | 113 (57.9) | 11 (3.1) |  |
 200–499 | 71 (36.4) | 310 (86.8) |  |
  ≥ 500 | 11 (5.6) | 36 (10.1) |  |
Residence |  |  | < 0.001* |
 Owner | 23 (11.8) | 241 (67.5) |  |
 Jeonse rental housing | 115 (59.0) | 104 (29.1) |  |
 Monthly rental housing | 32 (16.4) | 7 (2.0) |  |
 Public rental housing | 25 (12.8) | 5 (1.4) |  |
Psychological variables | |||
 WHOQOL-BREF scorea | 72.0 ± 10.6 | 86.9 ± 13.1 | < 0.001* |
 CES-D scorea | 20.9 ± 8.3 | 12.5 ± 7.8 | < 0.001* |
 GARS scorea | 33.1 ± 12.0 | 19.7 ± 10.4 | < 0.001* |
 SSI-Beck scorea | 3.6 ± 5.1 | 2.8 ± 5.0 | 0.067 |
 AUDIT-K scorea | 7.1 ± 7.1 | 5.8 ± 4.2 | 0.023* |