Table 2 Social characteristics of the study sample with Wilson disease and the Polish general population
Variable | Study sample n (%); n = 202 | Polish general population [14], % |
|---|---|---|
Education | ||
- Primary school | 5 (2.5%) | 1.4% |
- Vocational education | 51 (25.3%) | 25.5% |
- Upper-secondary/post-secondary and higher education | 144 (62.9%) | 73.1% |
- Missing data | 2 (1.0%) | – |
Source of income | ||
- Salary | 67 (33.2%) | 37.8% |
- Disability pension | 76 (37.6%) | NA |
- Pension (retired) | 2 (1.0%) | 27.4% |
- Social support | 11 (5.5%) | NA |
- Other (self-employed, farming, student stipend) | 31 (15.4%) | 6.9% |
- Family support | 15 (7.4%) | 27.9% |
Status of household | ||
- Living alone | 12 (5.9%) | NA |
- With parents/guardians | 48 (23.8%) | NA |
- With wife/husband/informal relationship | 59 (29.2%) | NA |
- With family (wife/husband and children) | 70 (34.7%) | NA |
- Missing data | 13 (6.4%) | NA |
Marital status | ||
- Single | 57 (28.2%) | 27.2% |
- Divorced | 11 (5.5%) | 4.4% |
- Widowed | 4 (2.0%) | 9.4% |
- Married | 95 (47.0%) | 54.6% |
- Informal relationship | 19 (9.4%) | 3.0% |
- Missing data | 16 (7.9%) | 1.4% |