Table 1 The background characteristics of the adolescents in Qazvin City, Iran, in 2018 (n = 1724)
From: Sources of academic stress among Iranian adolescents: a multilevel study from Qazvin City, Iran
Male, n(%) | Female, n(%) | |
|---|---|---|
School type | ||
Governmental | 474 (55.1) | 527 (61.0) |
Special | 247 (28.7) | 177 (20.5) |
Private | 139 (16.2) | 160 (18.5) |
Educational period | ||
First | 515 (59.9) | 388 (44.9) |
Second | 345 (40.1) | 476 (55.1) |
Family socioeconomic status | ||
High | 295 (34.3) | 280 (32.4) |
Moderate | 305 (35.5) | 270 (31.2) |
Low | 260 (30.2) | 314 (36.3) |
Mother’s education | ||
Illiterate | 16 (1.9) | 26 (3.0) |
Primary school/middle school | 162 (18.8) | 204 (23.6) |
High school/diploma | 282 (32.8) | 311 (36.0) |
Bachelor | 272 (31.6) | 218 (25.2) |
Masters/Ph.D | 115 (13.4) | 92 (10.7) |
Missing | 13 (1.5) | 13 (1.5) |
Father’s education | ||
Illiterate | 7 (0.8) | 16 (1.8) |
Primary school/middle school | 161 (18.7) | 194 (22.4) |
High school/diploma | 247 (28.7) | 274 (31.7) |
Bachelor | 262 (30.5) | 244 (28.2) |
Masters/Ph.D | 170 (19.8) | 125 (14.5) |
Missing data | 13 (1.5) | 11 (1.3) |
Mother’s employment | ||
Government employee | 194 (22.1) | 154 (18.2) |
Private/self-employed | 17 (1.9) | 30 (3.5) |
Physician/master | 13 (1.5) | 6 (0.7) |
Retired | 17 (1.9) | 16 (1.9) |
Housewife | 598 (68.2) | 632 (74.6) |
Missing data | 38(4.3) | 9 (1.1) |
Father’s employment | ||
Government employee | 377 (43.8) | 356 (41.2) |
Private/self-employed | 339 (39.4) | 366 (42.3) |
Physician/master | 27 (3.1) | 22 (2.5) |
Retired | 90 (10.5) | 91 (10.5) |
Missing | 27 (3.1) | 1 (3.4) |