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Table 1 Socio-economic characteristics of respondents (N = 4460)

From: Socio-economic correlates of quality of life in single and married urban individuals: a Polish case study

Variable

Total

Single respondents

Married respondents

f (rf)

f (rf)

f (rf)

Sex

   

Woman

2331 (52.3)

1000 (54.7)

1331 (50.6)

Man

2129 (47.7)

828 (45.3)

1301 (49.4)

Age

   

 ≤ 34 years

1809 (40.6)

1326 (72.5)

483 (18.4)

35–44 years

882 (19.8)

190 (10.4)

692 (26.3)

 ≥ 45 years

1769 (39.7)

312 (17.1)

1457 (55.4)

Education

   

University

1103 (24.7)

343 (18.8)

760 (28.9)

Secondary

1617 (36.3)

834 (45.6)

783 (29.7)

Primary

1740 (39.0)

651 (35.6)

1089 (41.4)

Occupation

   

Laborer

1165 (26.1)

488 (26.7)

677 (25.7)

White collar worker

1356 (30.4)

452 (24.7)

904 (34.3)

Entrepreneur

616 (13.8)

107 (5.9)

509 (19.3)

Student

637 (14.3)

528 (28.9)

109 (4.1)

Unemployed

686 (15.4)

253 (13.8)

433 (16.5)

Steady income

   

Yes

3608 (80.9)

1318 (72.1)

2290 (87.0)

No

852 (19.1)

510 (27.9)

342 (13.0)

Per capita income

   

 > 400 USD

2112 (47.4)

801 (43.8)

1311 (49.8)

260–400 USD

1133 (25.4)

482 (26.4)

651 (24.7)

 < 260 USD

1215 (27.2)

545 (29.8)

670 (25.5)

Savings

   

Yes

2128 (47.7)

798 (43.7)

1330 (50.5)

No

2332 (52.3)

1030 (56.3)

1302 (49.5)

Indebtedness

   

Yes

2107 (47.2)

735 (40.2)

1372 (52.1)

No

2353 (52.8)

1093 (59.8)

1260 (47.9)

  1. f = frequency; rf = relative frequency (in percent)