Table 1 The relationship of UI with social characteristics among men and women

Marital status

Single

730

1.5%

500

2.8%

1230

2.0%

Married

5071

6.0%

5815

10.4%

10,886

8.4%

Separated/divorced/widowed

237

8.0%

1030

19.3%

1267

17.2%

Sig.

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Education

≤ 8 yrs

3436

8.1%

5047

14.3%

8483

11.8%

9–12 yrs

1232

2.1%

1040

5.8%

2272

3.8%

> 12 years (college, faculty bachelor, and higher)

1370

1.9%

1258

2.9%

2628

2.4%

Sig.

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Employment

Employed

3947

2.5%

1777

6.0%

5724

3.6%

Not employed (including housemakers)

627

5.9%

5063

12.1%

5690

11.4%

Retired

1464

13.3%

505

20.0%

1969

15.0%

Sig.

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Household type

One person household

322

4.3%

475

19.6%

797

13.4%

Only spouses (2 persons)

1207

10.3%

1282

15.2%

2489

12.8%

The nuclear family (Couple and children)

3269

3.8%

3636

8.0%

6905

6.0%

At least one nuclear family and others

814

5.9%

1063

12.1%

1877

9.4%

More than one person without a nuclear family

184

4.9%

273

11.0%

457

8.5%

Single parents and children

242

5.8%

616

13.5%

858

11.3%

Sig.

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Total

6038

7345

13,383