Table 2: Demographic characteristics of the students at Shahroud universities divided

Group
Variables
Female
N (%)
Male
N (%)
*P-value
Marital status Married 138(15.2) 29(5.5) 0.001
Single 771(84.8) 498(94.5)
Father’s occupation Employed 835(93.7) 481(92.5) 0.380
Unemployed 84(6.3) 58(7.5)
Mother’s occupation Housewife 760(83.1) 443(83.4) 0.884
Household status With partner 60(6.7) 9(1.8) 0.001
With family 336(37.3) 330(64.6)
Birth order in the family First 273(29.8) 195(37) 0.015
Middle 312(34.3) 161(30.2)
Last 329(35.9) 178(33.8)
Place of residence City 816(91.7) 462(91.3) 0.842
Village 74(8.3) 44(8.7)
Life skill training Yes 326(35.5) 199(37.2) 0.007
Participation in religious ceremoniesover the past 12 months Never 62(6.8) 37(7.0) 0.001
Hardly ever 257(28.2) 122(22.9)
Sometimes 407(44.7) 212(39.8)
Often 185(20.3) 161(30.3)