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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of participants included in the study

From: Mothers’ willingness to accept and pay for vaccines to their children in western Iran: a contingent valuation study

Sociodemographic variables

n /mean

Percentage/SD

Mother’s mean age (in years)

30.8

6.6

Mother’s education level

Less than high school

200

30.0

High school and higher

467

70.0

Health insurance coverage

Yes

589

88.3

No

78

11.7

Sex of child

Female

349

52.3

Male

318

47.7

Mother’s birthplace

Rural

118

17.7

Urban

549

82.3

Monthly household income (US$)

< 80

105

15.7

80–160

297

44.5

160–320

211

31.6

> 320

54

8.10

  1. Note: At the time of this study, US$1 was equal to 125,000 Iranian Rilas (IRR)