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Table 1 Demographic description of the sample

From: Social support in low-income women with Fibromyalgia Syndrome from a sub-urban and peri-urban areas of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain): a mixed method study

Variable

Frequency

Percentage

Gender

  

Female

49

100.0%

Male

0

0.0%

Age

  

Mean

57.80 (13.25)

 

20–30

7

14.2%

31–40

14

28.6%

41–50

20

40.8%

> 50 years

8

16.3%

Nationality

Spain

37

75,6%

Venezuela

5

10.2%

Cuba

3

6,1%

Germany

2

4.1%

Italy

1

2.0%

Colombia

1

2.0%

Marital status

Widow

12

24.4%

Married

29

59.1%

Single

6

12.2%

Other

2

4.1%

Educational background

  

Elementary

17

34.7%

Secondary

21

42.8%

Baccalaureate

5

10.2%

University

6

12.2%

Employment status

  

Employed

12

24.4%

Self-employed

19

38.7%

Unemployed

10

20.4%

Inactive

8

16.32%

Type of employment contract

  

Part-time

10

32.2%

Full-time

21

67.7%

Place of residence

  

Sub-urban

37

75.5%

Peri-urban

12

24.4%