Table 1 Demographics of the Paramaribo and Nickerie samples
From: Prevalence of substance use disorders in an urban and a rural area in Suriname
Variable | Total | Paramaribo | Nickerie | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (median (SD)) | 39.97 (14.2) | 39.77 (14.3) | 40.32 (13.8) | 0.32 | |
Gender | Female | 1658 (57%) | 1065 (58%) | 593 (57.8%) | 0.93 |
Education | Low | 1590 (62%) | 936 (60.8%) | 654 (63.8%) | 0.00* |
Secondary | 824 (32.1%) | 466 (30.3%) | 358 (34.9%) | ||
High | 150 (5.9%) | 137 (8.9%) | 13 (1.3%) | ||
Marital Status | Single | 1151 (40.2%) | 877 (47.7%) | 274 (26.7%) | 0.00* |
Married | 978 (34.2%) | 484 (26.3%) | 494 (48.2%) | ||
Widow | 104 (3.6%) | 62 (3.4%) | 42 (4.1%) | ||
Divorced | 133 (4.6%) | 75 (4.1%) | 58 (5.7%) | ||
Concubinate | 443 (15.5%) | 296 (16.1%) | 147 (14.3%) | ||
Long-distance relationship | 53 (1.9%) | 43 (2.3%) | 10 (1.0%) | ||
Number of children | 1.36 (1.9) | 1.47 (2.1) | 1.16 (1.8) | 0.00* | |
Ethnic background | West Indians | 1058 (37%) | 424 (23.1%) | 634 (61.9%) | 0.00* |
Creole | 626 (21.9%) | 531 (28%) | 95 (9.3%) | ||
Maroon | 222 (7.8%) | 216 (11.8%) | 6 (0.6%) | ||
Javanese | 368 (12.9%) | 187 (10.2%) | 181 (17.7%) | ||
Mixed | 474 (16.6%) | 395 (21.5%) | 79 (7.7%) | ||
Different | 113 (3.9%) | 84 (4.6%) | 29 (2.8%) | ||
Daily activity | Student | 328 (11.5%) | 234 (12.7%) | 94 (9.3%) | 0.00* |
Working part-time | 172 (6%) | 104 (5.7%) | 68 (6.7%) | ||
Working full-time | 1274 (44.7%) | 939 (51.1%) | 335 (33%) | ||
Unemployed/jobseeker | 212 (7.4%) | 111 (6%) | 101 (10%) | ||
Homemakers | 602 (21.1%) | 274 (14.9%) | 328 (32.3%) | ||
Handyman | 83 (2.9%) | 38 (2.1%) | 45 (4.4%) | ||
Retired | 181 (6.3%) | 137 (7.5%) | 44 (4.3%) | ||