Table 1

Systems analysts and comparison population: gender, age group, schooling, marital status, and number of children

Social and demographic characteristicsSystems analystsComparison populationp
n%n%
χ2. NS, not significant. **p<0.001, ***p<0.0001.
GenderNS
Males328(59.3)71(52.2)
Females225(40.7)65(47.8)
Age (years) **
<0.001
18–2460(10.8)1(0.7)
25–34262(47.4)62(45.6)
35–44184(33.2)56(41.1)
45–5647(8.5)17(12.5)
Schooling ***
College (complete)465(84.1)92(67.7)
College (incomplete)72(13.0)25(18.4)
High school (complete)16(2.9)14(10.3)
Elementary school5(3.7)
Marital status NS
Single201(36.3)37(27.2)
Married330(59.7)90(66.2)
Divorced/widow22(4.0)9(6.6)
Number of children ***
None287(51.9)52(38.2)
One60(10.8)41(30.1)
Two127(23.0)34(25.0)
Three or more79(14.3)9(6.6)
Total 553(100)136(100)