Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents (N = 1203)
Sample characteristics | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 572 | 47.6 |
Female | 631 | 52.4 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 517 | 43 |
Not married | 279 | 23.2 |
Divorced | 145 | 12.1 |
Widowed | 159 | 13.2 |
Extramarital union | 77 | 6.4 |
Number of children | ||
Childless | 389 | 32.2 |
One child | 240 | 20 |
Two children | 343 | 28.5 |
Three children | 134 | 11.2 |
Four children | 70 | 5.9 |
Five to seven children | 17 | 1.4 |
Education | ||
Unfinished primary school | 79 | 6.6 |
Primary school (8 years) | 257 | 21.4 |
Secondary vocational (1–3 years) | 239 | 19.9 |
Secondary vocational (4 years and longer) | 318 | 26.4 |
High school | 103 | 8.6 |
2–3 years of higher education | 69 | 5.7 |
College | 110 | 9.1 |
Master’s degree | 23 | 1.9 |
PhD degree | 4 | 0.3 |
Employment | ||
Employed | 789 | 65.6 |
Unemployed | 28 | 2.3 |
Retired | 245 | 20.4 |
Type of settlement | ||
Less than 2000 inhabitants | 521 | 43.3 |
Between 2–10,000 inhabitants | 191 | 15.9 |
Between 10–50,000 inhabitants | 152 | 12.6 |
Between 50–100,000 inhabitants | 60 | 5 |
Between 100–500,000 inhabitants | 121 | 10.1 |
With more than 500,000 inhabitants | 158 | 13.1 |
Monthly income per household* | ||
Less than 5512.50 HRK | 424 | 35.30 |
5512.50–11,025.00 HRK | 372 | 30.90 |
11,026.00–22,050.00 HRK | 224 | 18.70 |
22,051.00 HRK and more | 27 | 2.30 |