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Table 2 Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of study participants

From: Substance use, risky sexual behaviors, and their associations in a Chinese sample of senior high school students

 

Total (N=2688)

Males (N=1324)

Females (N=1329)

t/χ 2

Age (years, mean±SD)

17.17±0.72

17.20±0.74

17.14±0.70

1.81 a

Family income (%)

   

0.94 b

 Low (<1500)

15.9

15.2

16.4

 

 Medium (1500–2499)

33.3

33.2

33.6

 

 High (≥2500)

50.8

51.6

50.0

 

Family structure

   

7.73b

 Single parent family

7.8

8.1

7.2

 

 Nuclear family

66.0

63.7

68.5

 

 Large family

26.2

28.1

24.2

 

Father’s education level (%)

   

10.83** b

 Middle school and below

7.6

8.5

6.9

 

 High school

45.6

42.4

48.7

 

 College and above

46.8

49.2

44.5

 

Mother’s education level (%)

   

7.08* b

 Middle school and below

9.4

9.3

9.6

 

 High school

50.8

48.4

53.1

 

 College and above

39.9

42.3

37.3

 
  1. Family income was expressed in RMB(yuan)/person/month.
  2. a Independent-samples t test.
  3. b K*2 Chi-square Test.
  4. * P<0.05.
  5. ** P<0.01.