Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents (N = 32)
Characteristics | |
|---|---|
Age of women (years) | |
Mean | 31.00 |
Range | 22-48 |
Age of husbands (years) | |
Mean | 36.00 |
Range | 28-56 |
n (%) | |
Familial take-home monthly income (in Euro) | |
<1000 | 19 (59.4) |
1000-1600 | 11 (34.4) |
>1600 | 2 (06.2) |
Education of women | |
No schooling | 4 (12.5) |
Up to 10 years of schooling | 21 (65.6) |
> 10 years of schooling | 7 (21.8) |
Education of husbands | |
No schooling | 2 (6.2) |
≤ 10 years of schooling | 18 (56.3) |
> 10 years of schooling | 12 (37.5) |
Participant employment status | |
Housewife | 30 (93.8) |
Unskilled worker | 1 (3.1) |
Skilled worker | 1 (3.1) |
Husband’s employment status | |
Unemployed | 3 (9.4) |
Unskilled & par-time workers | 17 (53.1) |
Skilled worker | 8 (25.0) |
Professional/managerial jobs | 4 (12.5) |
Religion | |
Muslim | 28 (87.5) |
Muslim (Ahmadi)a | 3 (9.4) |
Christian | 1 (3.2) |
Number of children | |
0 | 3 (9.4) |
1-2 | 16 (50.0) |
3-4 | 13 (40.6) |
Marital status | |
Currently married | 31 (96.8) |
Divorce | 1 (3.1) |
Length of residence in Germany (in years) | |
<5 | 14 (43.7) |
≥5 | 18 (56.3) |