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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study sample (n = 3685)

From: The 12-item medical outcomes study short form health survey version 2.0 (SF-12v2): a population-based validation study from Tehran, Iran

  

Number (%)

Age groups (year)

  
 

18-24

832 (22.6)

 

25-34

369 (10.0)

 

35-44

654 (17.7)

 

45-54

912 (24.7)

 

55-64

786 (21.4)

 

≥ 65

132 (3.6)

 

Mean (SD)

35.6 (14.7)

Gender

  
 

Male

1887(51.0)

 

Female

1798(49.0)

Marital status

  
 

Single

1039(28.2)

 

Married

2011(54.5)

 

Widowed/divorced

635(17.3)

Educational status

  
 

Primary

895 (24.3)

 

Secondary

1882 (51.1)

 

Higher

908 (24.6)

Employment status

  
 

Employed

1622 (44.0)

 

Housewife

888 (24.1)

 

Student

796 (21.6)

 

Unemployed

182 (5.0)

 

Retired

197 (5.3)