Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of the general population and Roma community samples
Variable | General population Mean (standard error) | Roma community Mean (standard error) | Mean difference (standard error) | N (% of full sample) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 48.46 (0.41) | 41.98 (0.59) | 6.48*** (0.73) | 2308 (100%) |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Female | 0.65 (0.01) | 0.55 (0.02) | 0.10*** (0.01) | 2308 (100%) |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Married/living with partner | 0.66 (0.01) | 0.79 (0.02) | 0.13*** (0.02) | 2308 (100%) |
Number of children | 1.27 (0.29) | 3.05 (0.08) | 1.78*** (0.07) | 2293 (99.35%) |
Urbanity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Reside in urban area | 0.74 (0.01) | 0.66 (0.02) | 0.08*** (0.02) | 2308 (100%) |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Christian-Orthodox | 0.85 (0.01) | 0.79 (0.02) | 0.06*** (0.02) | 2269 (98.31%) |
Low education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No or low level of education | 0.12 (0.01) | 0.69 (0.02) | 0.57*** (0.02) | 2305 (99.87%) |
Low income | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Income below national average | 0.46 (0.01) | 0.97 (0.01) | 0.51*** (0.02) | 2064 (89.43%) |
Employment | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Employed | 0.61 (0.01) | 0.50 (0.02) | 0.11*** (0.02) | 2132 (92.37%) |