Table 1 Study subjects’ characteristics
Variable | N (%) | Variable | N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age mean ± SD | 39.47 ± 9.33 | 1st Marriage | |||
Marital age mean ± SD | 27.26 ± 6.32 | Yes | 834 (92.7) | ||
Marriage duration mean ± SD | 12.22 ± 9.32 | No | 66 (7.3) | ||
gender | Someone lives with us except our children | ||||
Male | 450 (50) | Yes | 561 (62.3) | ||
female | 450 (50) | No | 339 (37.7) | ||
Couple’s Age difference | Disability or chronic disease of one the spouse | ||||
Older | 718 (79.8) | Yes | 856 (95.1) | ||
Same | 126 (14.0) | No | 44 (4.9) | ||
Younger | 56 (6.2) | Having a child or children with a disability or chronic disease | |||
How to choose a spouse | Yes | 877 (97.4) | |||
By themselves | 431 (47.9) | No | 23 (2.6) | ||
By their parents | 251 (27.9) | Disability or chronic disease of the person living with you | |||
By friends & relatives | 218 (24.2) | Yes | 846 (94.0) | ||
Education | No | 54 (6.0) | |||
Undergraduate or illiterate | 44 (4.9) | Covid10 infection among your family members | |||
Diploma | 144 (16) | Yes | 477 (53.0) | ||
Associate’s degree | 197 (21.9) | No | 323 (35.9) | ||
Bachelor’s degree | 314 (34.9) | I don’t know | 100 (11.1) | ||
Master’s degree | 143 (15.9) | The severity of Covid19 infection | |||
Doctoral Degree | 58 (6.4) | Mild | 204 (22.7) | ||
Couples’ education level | Chronic | 64 (7.1) | |||
Both couples have no university education or are illiterate | 146 (16.2) | Death | 55 (6.1) | ||
One couple has a university degree and the other does not | 150 (16.7) | Self-infection of Covid19 | |||
Both couples have a university degree or a bachelor’s degree | 336 (37.3) | Yes | 509 (56.6) | ||
One couple has a bachelor’s degree or less and the other has a postgraduate degree | 138 (15.3) | No | 278 (30.9) | ||
Both couples have a university degree | 130 (14.4) | I don’t know | 113 (12.6) | ||
Occupation | Couple’s Difference in Income level between | ||||
Housewife/Unemployed | 173 (19.2) | There is no difference | 635 (70.6) | ||
Self-employed | 260 (28.9) | My income has drastically decreased | 53 (5.9) | ||
Governmental | 320 (35.6) | My income has decreased to some extent | 77 (8.6) | ||
Medical Staff | 91 (10.1) | My income has increased to some extent | 13 (1.4) | ||
Other | 56 (6.2) | My income has increased dramatically | 12 (1.3) | ||
Employment status of couples | It does not apply to me | 110 (12.2) | |||
Both unemployed | 8 (0.9) | Existence of Serious dispute between the couple | |||
One of them is the medical staff | 124 (13.8) | Yes, Before Covid19 outbreak | 187 (20.8) | ||
One is unemployed and the other is employed in non-medical departments | 394 (43.8) | Yes, After Covid19 outbreak | 120 (13.3) | ||
Both work in non-medical departments | 374 (41.6) | No | 593 (65.9) | ||
Type of residence | |||||
Tenant | 331 (36.8) | ||||
Owner | 445 (49.4) | ||||
My parents’ house or my wife | 124 (13.8) | ||||