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Table 1 Participants characteristics

From: Binge eating symptoms are associated with the severity of premenstrual symptoms among university students, cross sectional study from Palestine

Variable

Total (N = 289)

Number (N)

Percentage (%)

Faculty

 Applied science

52

18.0

 Engineering

67

23.3

 Medicine & health sciences

35

12.1

 Applied professions

82

28.4

 Administrative science & informatics

24

8.3

 Information technology & computer engineering

29

10.0

Area of Living

 City

213

73.7

 Village/ camp

76

26.3

Type of housing

 With family

281

97.2

 University hostels

8

2.8

Family income

 < 1500 NIS

28

9.7

 1500–5000 NIS

197

68.2

 More than 5000 NIS

64

22.1

Working status

 Working

26

9.0

 Not working

263

91.0

Study Funding

 Family

251

86.9

 Scholarships

38

13.1

  1. NIS Israeli New Shekel