Table 2 Socio-economic inequality of QoL in term of gender

Asset Quantile

Poorest

40(26.5)

28(20.9)

20(16.0)

27(18.8)

Female = 0.045 Male = 0.021

Poorer

28(18.5)

37(27.6)

19(15.2)

31(21.5)

Middle

39(25.8)

27(20.1)

29(23.2)

20(13.9)

Richer

25(16.6)

26(19.4)

28(22.4)

26(18.1)

Richest

19(12.6)

16(11.9)

29(23.2)

40(27.8)

Father’s Job

Government Employee

30(19.4)

25(18.0)

38(27.9)

41(28.1)

Female = 0.08 Male = 0.062

Self-Employer

62(40.0)

50(36.0)

58(45.0)

59(40.4)

Worker

22(14.2)

22(15.8)

8(6.2)

13(8.9)

Other

23(14.8)

27(19.4)

17(13.2)

25(17.1)

Unemployed

18(11.6)

15(10.8)

10(7.8)

8(5.5)

Mother’s Job

Unemployed

132(84.1)

111(81.0)

104(80.6)

117(79.6)

Female = 0.444 Male = 0.762

Employed

25(15.9)

26(19.0)

25(19.4)

30(20.4)

Father’s Education

Illiterate

10(6.3)

4(2.9)

4(3.1)

6(4.1)

Female = 0.041 Male = 0.128

Primary

35(22.2)

21(15.0)

19(14.7)

19(13.0)

Guidance

27(17.1)

31(22.1)

16(12.4)

19(13.0)

High School, Diploma

57(36.1)

47(33.6)

49(38.0)

46(31.5)

College

29(18.4)

37(26.4)

41(31.8)

56(38.4)

Mother’s Education

Illiterate

9(5.7)

9(6.4)

2(1.5)

10(6.8)

Female = 0.006 Male = 0.118

Primary

41(25.9)

36(25.7)

30(23.1)

25(17.0)

Guidance

39(24.7)

29(20.7)

17(13.1)

23(15.6)

High School, Diploma

39(24.7)

39(27.9)

53(40.8)

44(29.9)

College

30(19.0)

27(19.3)

28(21.5)

45(30.6)

Family income

Lower than adequacy

120(75.9)

117(83.0)

71(55.0)

82(55.4)

Female = 0.001 Male = 0.001

Adequate

34(21.5)

20(14.2)

48(37.2)

52(35.1)

More than adequacy

4(2.5)

4(2.8)

10(7.8)

14(9.5)

Family home ownership status

Personal

117(74.1)

117(83.0)

108(83.1)

126(85.1)

Female = 0.117 Male = 0.211

leased

36(22.8)

22(15.6)

21(16.2)

16(10.8)

other

5(3.2)

2(1.4)

1(0.8)

6(4.1)