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Background characteristics
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Male N (%)
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Female N (%)
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Total N (%)
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|---|
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Total number of respondents
|
1795 (52.5)
|
1626 (47.5)
|
3421 (100.0)
|
|
Mean age of respondents (years) ± SD
|
34.3 ± 16.7
|
33.3 ± 15.3
|
33.8 ± 16.1
|
|
Education
| | | |
|
Illiterate
|
710 (39.6)
|
1135 (69.8)
|
1845 (53.9)
|
|
Primary
|
371 (20.7)
|
145 (8.9)
|
516 (15.1)
|
|
Middle
|
586 (32.6)
|
313 (19.3)
|
899 (26.3)
|
|
Secondary or above
|
128 (7.1)
|
33 (2.0)
|
161 (4.7)
|
|
Occupation
| | | |
|
Unemployed
|
476 (26.5)
|
1214 (74.7)
|
1690 (49.4)
|
|
Self employed
|
1149 (64.0)
|
382 (23.5)
|
1531 (44.8)
|
|
Employed
|
170 (9.5)
|
30 (1.8)
|
200 (5.8)
|
|
Marital status
| | | |
|
Unmarried
|
762 (42.5)
|
489 (30.1)
|
1251 (36.6)
|
|
Married
|
966 (53.8)
|
974 (59.9)
|
1940 (56.7)
|
|
Widower/Widow
|
67 (3.7)
|
163 (10.0)
|
230 (6.7)
|
|
Religion
| | | |
|
Buddhist
|
438 (24.4)
|
393 (24.2)
|
831 (24.3)
|
|
Christian
|
386 (21.5)
|
356 (21.9)
|
742 (21.7)
|
|
Hindu
|
746 (41.6)
|
691 (42.5)
|
1437 (42.0)
|
|
Indigenous
|
225 (12.5)
|
186 (11.4)
|
411 (12.0)
|
|
Ethnic group
| | | |
|
Khamti
|
74 (4.1)
|
58 (3.5)
|
132 (3.9)
|
|
Singhpho
|
214 (11.9)
|
190 (11.7)
|
404 (11.8)
|
|
Tangsa
|
1402 (78.1)
|
1313 (80.8)
|
2715 (79.4)
|
|
Tutsa
|
105 (5.8)
|
65 (4.0)
|
170 (4.9)
|
|
Opium user
|
191 (10.6)
|
34 (2.1)
|
225 (6.6)
|
|
Other substance use
|
Among opium user
|
|
Tobacco (in any form)
|
150 (78.5)
|
21 (61.8)
|
171 (76.0)
|
|
Alcohol
|
93 (48.7)
|
6 (17.6)
|
99 (44.0)
|
| | |
Mean ± SD (in Years)
|
|
Age at initiation of opium use
|
23.2 ± 9.3
|
27.0 ± 9.9
|
23.7 ± 9.3
|
|
Duration of taking opium
|
3.5 ± 0.9
|
3.4 ± 0.9
|
3.4 ± 0.9
|
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N Number of respondents; SD standard deviation.
