Table 1 Baseline socio-demographic characteristics of participants in the two groups
From: Peer-based behavioral health program for drug users in China: a pilot study
|  | Intervention group n(%) (n= 208) | Control group n(%) (n= 227) | Total n(%) (n= 435) | χ 2/Z | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 184(88.5) | 149(65.6) | 333(76.6) | 31.497 | < 0.001 |
Female | 24(11.5) | 78(34.4) | 102(23.4) | Â | Â |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Unmarried | 74(35.6) | 71(31.4) | 145(33.4) | Â | Â |
Married | 77(37.0) | 72(31.9) | 149(34.3) | 4.319 | 0.115 |
Other | 57(27.4) | 83 (36.7) | 140 (32.3) | Â | Â |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Han | 190(91.3) | 218(96.0) | 408(93.8) | 4.100 | 0.043 |
Other | 18(8.7) | 9(4.0) | 27(6.2) | Â | Â |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Illiteracy or primary | 91(43.8) | 67(29.5) | 158(36.3) | Â | Â |
Junior high school | 90(43.3) | 118(52.0) | 208(47.8) | -3.049 | 0.002 |
High school or above | 27(13.0) | 42(18.5) | 69(15.9) | Â | Â |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Laborer | 48(23.1) | 36(15.9) | 84(19.3) | Â | Â |
Farmer | 9(4.3) | 10(4.4) | 19(4.4) | Â | Â |
Driver | 24(11.5) | 17(7.5) | 41(9.4) | Â | Â |
Businessman | 32 (15.4) | 42(18.5) | 74(17.0) | 9.973 | 0.126 |
Service | 22(10.6) | 38(16.7) | 60(13.8) | Â | Â |
Unemployed | 62(29.8) | 65(28.6) | 127(29.2) | Â | Â |
Other | 11(5.3) | 19(8.4) | 30(6.9) | Â | Â |
Home province | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Guangzhou City | 63(30.3) | 84(37.0) | 147(33.8) | Â | Â |
Guangdong Province (except Guangzhou) | 49(23.6) | 42(18.5) | 91(20.9) | 2.841 | 0.242 |
Other province | 96(46.2) | 101(44.5) | 197(45.3) | Â | Â |
Monthly Income (US$) | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
< 126.4 | 26(12.6) | 23(10.2) | 49(11.3) | Â | Â |
126.4~ | 57(27.5) | 49(21.7) | 106(24.5) | -1.451 | 0.147 |
252.9~ | 79(38.2) | 100(44.2) | 179(41.3) | Â | Â |
≥632.2 | 45(21.7) | 54(23.9) | 99(22.9) |  |  |