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Table 1 Distribution of sociodemographic factors, by gender, 20–49 y. in Greater Tunis

From: Gender inequalities in diet quality and their socioeconomic patterning in a nutrition transition context in the Middle East and North Africa: a cross-sectional study in Tunisia

 

Women

(n = 1651)

Men

(n = 894)

%a

%a

Area

P b = 0.47

 Urban

92.1

92.5

 Rural

7.9

7.5

Governorates

P b = 0.84

 Tunis

39.5

39.2

 Ariana

23.0

21.4

 Ben Arous

22.9

24.1

 Manouba

14.6

15.3

Age (years)

P b = 0.54

 20–29

38.6

41.2

 30–39

33.0

32.3

 40–49

28.4

27.5

Marital status

P b = 0.16

 Married

60.8

57.0

 Other

39.2

43.0

Household size

P b = 0.31

 1–3

7.8

9.3

 4–5

51.1

51.9

 6 or more

41.1

38.8

Education

P b < 0.0001

 No formal schooling

8.8

3.2

 Primary school

33.8

33.2

 Secondary

35.2

46.4

 University

22.2

17.2

Professional activity

P b < 0.0001

 Upper/intermediate

9.9

28.0

 Employee/worker

22.5

54.4

 Not working/retired

53.3

6.7

 Student

14.3

10.9

Household welfare proxy

P b = 0.79

 Lower tertile

33.2

31.9

 Intermediate tertile

34.3

35.8

 Upper tertile

32.5

32.3

  1. aWeighted mean (accounting for unequal probabilities of selection and differential response rates)
  2. bP value for women vs. men (chi-square test taking into account sampling design)