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Table 1 Sample demographic characteristics

From: The ripple effect: a cross-sectional study on the repercussions of child maltreatment among Egyptian college students

 

Control

Child maltreatment

Full sample

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Age group

 18–21

63 (70.8)

59 (72.0)

122 (71.3)

 22–25

26 (29.2)

23 (28.0)

49 (28.7)

Gender

 Female

70 (78.7)

58 (70.7)

128 (74.9)

 Male

19 (21.3)

24 (29.3)

43 (25.1)

Mother’s highest education degree

 None

2 (2.2)

1 (1.2)

1 (.6)

 High school

68 (76.4)

3 (3.7)

5 (2.9)

 Undergraduate

19 (21.3)

56 (68.3)

124 (72.5)

 Postgraduate

 

22 (26.8)

41 (24.0)

Father’s highest education degree

 High school

2 (2.2)

1 (1.2)

3 (1.8)

 Undergraduate

52 (58.4)

50 (61.0)

102 (59.6)

 Postgraduate

35 (39.3)

31 (37.8)

66 (38.6)

Mother’s employment status

 Unemployed

49 (55.1)

46 (56.1)

95 (55.6)

 Employed

40 (44.9)

36 (43.9)

76 (44.4)

Father’s employment status

 Unemployed

15 (16.9)

10 (12.2)

25 (14.6)

 Employed

74 (83.1)

72 (87.8)

146 (85.4)

  1. N = 171 (n = 89 for the control group and n = 82 for the child maltreatment group)