| Table 1. Frequency distribution of participants according to demographic characteristics | |||
| Variables | Number (individuals) | Percent (%) | |
| Education center | Public | 663 | 78 |
| Private | 187 | 22 | |
| Study field | Math | 80 | 9.4 |
| Experimental | 185 | 21.8 | |
| Humanities | 153 | 18 | |
| Vocational | 63 | 7.4 | |
| First .m | 369 | 43.4 | |
| Area or residence | City | 816 | 96 |
| Suburbs | 34 | 4 | |
| Ethnicity | Guilanian | 732 | 86.1 |
| Other | 118 | 13.9 | |
| Number of family members | 2 | 21 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 200 | 23.5 | |
| 4 | 466 | 54.8 | |
| 5 | 120 | 14.1 | |
| 6- and more | 4 | 5.1 | |
| Child's grade | 1 | 485 | 57.1 |
| 2 | 240 | 28.2 | |
| 3 | 90 | 10.6 | |
| 4- to up | 35 | 4.1 | |
| Father's level of education | Illiterate | 15 | 1.8 |
| Primary | 95 | 11.2 | |
| Middle school degree | 265 | 31.2 | |
| Diploma | 363 | 42.7 | |
| University educated | 112 | 13.2 | |
| Father's job | Unemployed | 16 | 1.9 |
| Worker | 79 | 9.3 | |
| Farmer | 17 | 2 | |
| Clerk | 198 | 23.3 | |
| Self-employed | 540 | 63.5 | |
| Mother's level of education | Illiterate | 16 | 1.9 |
| Primary | 102 | 12 | |
| Middle school degree | 258 | 30.4 | |
| Diploma | 394 | 46.4 | |
| University educated | 80 | 9.4 | |
| Mother's job | Housewife | 731 | 86 |
| Worker and farmer | 10 | 1.2 | |
| Clerk | 40 | 4.7 | |
| Self-employed | 69 | 8.1 | |
| Family income | Less than 1 million | 213 | 25.1 |
| 1- 2 million | 432 | 50.8 | |
| More than 2 million | 205 | 24.1 | |
| Living with parents | Yes | 803 | 94.5 |
| No | 47 | 5.5 | |