Table 1 35- to 70-year-old Tunisian women by place of residence, physiological, and socio-economic factors (n = 2,964)
n | %a | |
|---|---|---|
Place of residence | ||
Area | 2964 | |
Rural | 1326 | 33.4 |
Urban | 1638 | 66.6 |
Region | 2964 | |
South-West | 406 | 5.3 |
Center-West | 463 | 12.1 |
North-West | 488 | 13.4 |
South-East | 422 | 8.1 |
Center-East | 415 | 21.9 |
North-East | 397 | 14.1 |
Greater Tunis | 373 | 25.1 |
Physiological factors | ||
Age | 2964 | |
35-44 | 1033 | 42.4 |
45-54 | 1048 | 31.6 |
55-70 | 883 | 26.0 |
Menopause | 2939 | |
No | 1408 | 53.5 |
Yes | 1531 | 46.5 |
Parity | 2803 | |
1st tertile (0-3) | 822 | 37.0 |
2nd tertile (4-5) | 880 | 32.0 |
3rd tertile (6+) | 1101 | 31.0 |
Socio-economic position | ||
Marital status | 2963 | |
Single | 132 | 4.8 |
Married | 2360 | 81.0 |
Divorced/widowed | 471 | 14.2 |
Education | 2963 | |
No formal schooling | 1713 | 48.9 |
Primary school | 878 | 31.7 |
Secondary or more | 372 | 19.4 |
Professional activity | 2963 | |
Not working/Retired | 2390 | 76.2 |
Employee/worker | 441 | 15.9 |
Upper/Intermediate | 132 | 7.9 |
Household welfare index b | 2805 | |
1st quintile | 761 | 21.6 |
2nd quintile | 695 | 21.1 |
3rd quintile | 606 | 20.4 |
4th quintile | 415 | 17.7 |
5th quintile | 328 | 19.2 |