Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the sample
From: Motives for khat use and abstinence in Yemen - a gender perspective
| Â | Â | Khat Consumer | Abstinent | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | male n = 80 | female n = 80 | male n = 80 | female n = 80 | All n = 320 |
Age | minimum | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Â | median | 26.0 | 25.0 | 24.0 | 21.5 | 24.5 |
| Â | average | 28.2 | 29.8 | 27.2 | 23.0 | 27.0 |
| Â | maximum | 57 | 70 | 65 | 48 | 70 |
Marital status | single | 46% | 36% | 65% | 73% | 55% |
| Â | married | 50% | 51% | 34% | 25% | 40% |
| Â | divorced | Â | 4% | Â | Â | 0.9% |
| Â | widowed | Â | Â | Â | 1% | 0.3% |
| Â | unknown | 4% | 9% | 1% | 1% | 3.8% |
Education | No school or primary school only | 19% | 31% | 9% | 19% | 18.8% |
| Â | secondary school | 28% | 34% | 30% | 46% | 34.4% |
| Â | vocational training or college | 51% | 33% | 62% | 34% | 45.0% |
| Â | unknown | 3% | 4% | 0% | 1% | 1.9% |
Occupation | full time | 63% | 34% | 46% | 28% | 42.5% |
| Â | homemaker | Â | 33% | 0% | 19% | 12.8% |
| Â | part time | 8% | 3% | 14% | 1% | 6.3% |
| Â | no work | 9% | 1% | 3% | Â | 3.1% |
| Â | other | Â | 5% | 3% | Â | 1.9% |
| Â | unknown | 21% | 25% | 35% | 53% | 33.4% |
Primary source of income | own work | 70% | 36% | 60% | 29% | 48.8% |
| Â | supported by relatives | 9% | 50% | 35% | 69% | 40.6% |
| Â | pension | Â | 1% | 3% | Â | 0.9% |
| Â | own assets | 1% | 3% | 1% | Â | 1.3% |
| Â | welfare | 1% | Â | Â | Â | 0.3% |
| Â | other | 3% | Â | Â | Â | 0.6% |
| Â | unknown | 16% | 10% | 1% | 3% | 7.5% |
Khat consumption frequency | daily | 79% | 30% | Â | Â | 55% |
| Â | at least weekly | 15% | 25% | Â | Â | 20% |
| Â | less than weekly | 6% | 45% | Â | Â | 25% |
| Â | unknown | 0% | 0% | Â | Â | 0% |
Length of khat ritual | [hours; avg. (min-max)] | 5.4 (2-12) | 4.0 (1-9) | Â | Â | 4.7 (1-12) |
Years of khat | [years; avg. (min-max)] | 10.3 (1-30) | 6.8 (1-50) | Â | Â | 8.6 (1-50) |