Table 1 Socioeconomic characteristics and psychiatric distress according to sex: the CASPIAN-V study
Variable | Girl n (%) | Boy n (%) | Total n (%) | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Living area | Urban | 5044 (71.6) | 5150 (71.3) | 10,194 (71.4) | 0.657 |
Rural | 2002 (28.4) | 2078 (28.7) | 4080 (28.6) | ||
Family size | ≤4 | 3291 (47.4) | 3444 (48.3) | 6735 (47.9) | 0.310 |
> 4 | 3645 (52.6) | 3686 (51.7) | 7331 (52.1) | ||
Maternal education level | College degree | 776 (11.1) | 747 (10.4) | 1523 (10.8) | 0.201 |
Diploma and less | 5012 (71.7) | 5125 (71.5) | 10,137 (71.6) | ||
Illiterate | 1202 (17.2) | 1298 (18.1) | 2500 (17.7) | ||
Paternal education level | College degree | 997 (14.7) | 895 (12.8) | 1892 (13.7) | 0.006* |
Diploma and less | 4941 (72.7) | 5211 (74.6) | 10,152 (73.7) | ||
Illiterate | 858 (12.6) | 876 (12.5) | 1734 (12.6) | ||
Maternal occupation status | Employed | 962 (13.7) | 850 (11.8) | 1812 (12.7) | 0.001* |
Unemployed | 6063 (86.3) | 6352 (88.2) | 12,415 (87.3) | ||
Paternal occupation status | Employed | 6382 (91.3) | 6550 (91.2) | 12,932 (91.2) | 0.833 |
Unemployed | 611 (8.7) | 635 (8.8) | 1246 (8.8) | ||
Family composition | Two parents | 6586 (94.1) | 6754 (94.1) | 13,340 (94.1) | 0.986 |
Single parent | 413 (5.9) | 423 (5.9) | 836 (5.9) | ||
Family SES | Low | 2234 (33.3) | 2325 (33.6) | 4559 (33.5) | 0.077 |
Middle | 2172 (32.4) | 2343 (33.8) | 4515 (33.1) | ||
High | 2297 (34.3) | 2255 (32.6) | 4552 (33.4) | ||