Table 1

Demographic distribution of students in the study

Demographic variablesNumber (%)
TotalMaleFemale
Residence place of family
 Provincial capital or direct-controlled municipality924 (15.4)413 (44.7)511 (55.3)
 County-level city1353 (22.6)665 (49.2)688 (50.8)
 County803 (13.4)417 (51.9)386 (48.1)
 Township861 (14.4)465 (54.0)396 (46.0)
 Suburban countryside930 (15.5)510 (54.8)420 (45.2)
 Remote countryside1114 (18.6)733 (65.8)381 (34.2)
Specialty of study
 Engineering2036 (34.0)1568 (77.0)468 (23.0)
 Science2310 (38.6)1107 (47.9)1203 (52.1)
 Liberal arts1642 (27.4)528 (32.2)1114 (67.8)
Grade
 Freshman2770 (46.3)1351 (48.8)1419 (51.2)
 Sophomore1748 (29.2)1025 (58.6)723 (41.4)
 Junior1134 (18.9)589 (51.9)545 (48.1)
 Senior336 (5.6)238 (70.8)98 (29.2)
Age, (years)
 14–18828 (13.8)352 (42.5)476 (57.5)
 19–214390 (73.3)2349 (53.5)2041 (46.5)
 22–26770 (12.9)502 (65.2)268 (34.8)
  • In the study population, three students did not report the region of permanent family residence.