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Table 1 Demographic and substance use characteristics of the sample

From: Negative attributions towards people with substance use disorders in South Africa: Variation across substances and by gender

Demographic and substance use characteristics

Total Sample (%, n)

Female (n = 443) (%, n)

Male (n = 405) (%, n)

p-value

Age (M, SD)

27 (6.4)

26 (6.4)

27 (6.5)

<0.01*

Race

   

0.92

Black

56 (457)

55 (233)

56 (221)

 

White/Asian

13 (104)

13 (55)

13 (49)

 

Coloured

30 (259)

32 (136)

31 (122)

 

Marital Status

   

0.02*

Single/widowed/Divorced

81 (704)

78 (344)

84 (341)

 

Married/Cohabitating

19 (164)

22 (99)

16 (64)

 

Education

   

0.15

Not completed high school

55 (468)

52 (229)

57 (229)

 

Completed high school

45 (388)

48 (209)

43 (171)

 

Employment (yes)

43 (353)

59 (255)

45 (176)

0.21

Substance Use ASSIST score (M, SD)

17 (13.8)

16 (14.1)

19 (13.4)

<0.01*

Received Treatment for substance use (Yes)

8 (64)

6 (26)

9 (38)

0.05*

Know someone with substance use problem (Yes)

59 (485)

59 (253)

58 (230)

0.89