Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participating farmers in Beit-U'mmar village, 1998 and 2006.a
| Â | 1998 (n = 61 couples) | Â | Â | 2006 (n = 250 male farmers) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Husbands | Wives | Â | |||
Characteristic | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) |
Age in years | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
20-29 | 4 | (7.0) | 14 | (23.0) | 27 | (10.8) |
30-39 | 17 | (28.0) | 18 | (30.0) | 68 | (7.2) |
40-49 | 17 | (28.0) | 20 | (33.0) | 53 | (21.2) |
50-59 | 19 | (31.1) | 8 | (13.0) | 44 | (17.6) |
60-69 | 4 | (7.0) | 1 | (2.0) | 41 | (16.4) |
>69 | 0.0 | (0.0) | 0.0 | (0.0) | 17 | (6.8) |
Mean (SD) | 44.9 | (11.0) | 39.0 | (11.0) | 46.6 | (14.4) |
Education in years | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1-10 | 28 | (46.0) | 50 | (82.0) | 121 | (48.4) |
11-12 | 12 | (20.0) | 6 | (10.0) | 56 | (22.4) |
>12 | 21 | (34.4) | 5 | (8.0) | 73 | (29.2) |
Mean (SD) | 10 | (4.0) | 8 | (3.2) | 10 | (4.3) |
Smoking | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 49 | (80.3) | 5 | (8.2) | 91 | (36.4) |
No | 12 | (19.7) | 56 | (91.8) | 159 | (63.6) |
No. of children | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0-4 | 22 | (36.0) | Â | Â | 95 | (38.0) |
5-9 | 32 | (53.0) | Â | Â | 114 | (45.6) |
>9 | 7 | (12.0) | Â | Â | 41 | (16.4) |
Mean (SD) | 7 | (2.3) | Â | Â | 6 | (4.0) |
Socio-economic status b | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Low | 8 | (13.1) | Â | Â | 71 | (28.4) |
Medium | 24 | (39.3) | Â | Â | 81 | (32.4) |
High | 29 | (47.5) | Â | Â | 98 | (39.2) |