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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and mental health characteristics of the sample (n = 2964)

From: The factor structures and correlates of PTSD in post-conflict Timor-Leste: an analysis of the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire

Socio-demographic characteristics and mental health measures

Number of respondents (n = 2964)

% of total

Sex: Female

1451

49.0

 Male

1513

51.1

Location: Rural

1844

62.0

 Urban

2013

67.9

Age group (years): <24

578

19.5

 25–34

1017

34.3

 35–44

632

21.3

 45–54

324

10.9

  ≥ 55

413

13.9

Mean age, year (sd)

36.4 (14.4)

Marital status: Married

2013

67.9

 Single/never married

756

25.5

 Widowed

171

5.8

 Divorced/Separated

24

0.8

Educational attainment: Completed primary

343

11.6

 Completed junior high school

364

12.3

 Completed senior high school

779

26.3

 Completed tertiary

317

10.7

Employment: Retired

180

6.1

 Unable to work due to physical disability

43

1.5

 Unemployed

1035

34.9

 Employed (government/private sectors)

1032

34.0

 Subsistence farming

359

12.1

 Domestic duties

315

10.6

Mental health outcomes

 PTSD (2.2 threshold)

453

15.3

 Severe psychological distress (K10 ≥ 30)

447

15.1

Functional impairment

 1 domain of impairment

96

3.2

 2 domains of impairment

66

2.2

 3 domains of impairment

183

6.2

 4 domains of impairment

2442

82.4