Table 1 Frequency distribution of patients
From: Patients' perceptions of the quality of nursing services
Variables | Category | Frequency (Percent) |
|---|---|---|
Age (year) |  < 20 | 129 (12.09) |
20–35 | 382 (35.80) | |
36–50 | 342 (32.05) | |
 > 50 | 214 (20.06) | |
Sex | Male | 608 (56.98) |
Female | 459 (43.02) | |
Place of residence | Rural | 474 (44.42) |
Urban | 593 (55.58) | |
Marital status | Single | 474 (44.42) |
Married | 509 (47.71) | |
Divorced | 46 (4.31) | |
Widowed | 38 (3.56) | |
Level of education | Illiterate | 61 (5.72) |
Primary school | 134 (12.56) | |
Middle school | 179 (16.78) | |
Diploma and higher | 693 (64.94) | |
Income Level | No income | 381 (35.71) |
(per month) | 10–20 million Rials | 549 (51.45) |
|  | 21–30 million Rials | 102 (9.56) |
|  |  > 30 million Rials | 35 (3.28) |
Total | Â | 1067 (100) |