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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of 2548 respondents

From: Attitude towards informed consent practice in a developing country: a community-based assessment of the role of educational status

Characteristic

n = 2545 [%]

Age (yrs)

 

<20

1439 [56.4]

21-30

256 [10.0]

31-40

159 [6.3]

41-50

206 [8.2]

51-60

272 [10.7]

61-70

213 [8.4]

Gender

 

Male

1508 [59.3]

Female

1037 [40.7]

Marital status

 

Married

723 [28.4]

Single

1680 [66.0]

Widowed

75 [2.9]

Others

37 [1.5]

No response

30 [1.2]

Educational status

 

University/polytechnic

389 [15.3]

Secondary

1539 [60.5]

Primary

225 [8.8]

No formal education

351 [13.8]

No response

41[1.6]

Occupation

 

Professional/lecturer

25 [1.0]

Civil servant

118 [4.6]

Teacher (sec & prim)

105 [4.1]

Trading/business

167 [6.6]

Artisan (mason, carp etc.)

221 [8.7]

Student

1352 [53.1]

Unemployed

505 [19.8]

Others

52 [2.0]