Association of Obesity and Socioeconomic Status among Women of Childbearing Age Living in Urban Area of Morocco

Table 1

Socioeconomic characteristics of women of childbearing age.

Variables		(%)
Age strata
15 to 19 yrs	54	22.50
20 to 29 yrs	66	27.50
30 to 39 yrs	74	30.83
40 to 49 yrs	46	19.17
Culture
Arab	178	74.17
Amazigh	47	19.58
Sahrawi	7	2.92
Rifaine	6	2.50
Jebli	2	0.83
Level of education
Illiterate	32	13.33
Primary	35	14.58
Secondary	109	45.42
Higher education	64	26.67
Marital status
Single	87	36.25
Married	145	60.42
Divorced	7	2.92
Widowed	1	0.41
Occupation of women
Without job	142	59.17
Student	52	21.67
With job	46	19 .16
Occupation of the household head
Without job	8	3.33
With job	230	95.83
Retired	2	0.84
Number of children
No children	92	38.33
1 to 2 children	93	38.75
3 and more	55	22.92
Household size
<4 people	57	23.75
4 to 7 people	165	68.75
>7 people	18	7.50
Housing type
Cement	229	95.42
Hard	11	4.58
Monthly expenses
Lower than 122 US$	2	0.83
122 to 195 US$	12	5.00
196 to 244 US$	30	12.50
244 to 366 US$	28	11.67
Higher than 366 US$	99	41.25
Not known	69	28.75
Monthly expenses for food
Lower than 65.36 US$	10	4.2
65.47 to 98.03 US$	12	5.0
98.14 to 130.71 US$	17	7.1
130.82 to 174.28 US$	51	21.3
174.39 to 272.32 US$	55	23.0
Higher than 272.32 US$	25	10.5
Not known	69	28.9