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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of study participants by study groups

From: Characteristics and determinants of sexual behavior among adolescents of migrant workers in Shangai (China)

 

Adolescents of migrant workers

(N = 252)

Adolescents of general residents

(N = 2569)

t/χ 2

Age (years, mean ± SD)

14.17 (1.03)

13.99 (0.92)

3.28** a

Gender (%)

  

1.97b

   Males

50.3

48.0

 

   Females

45.8

52.0

 

Family income (%) #

  

181.59** c

   Low (<1000)

45.5

20.1

 

   Medium (1000–2499)

50.1

34.0

 

   High (≥ 2500)

14.5

45.9

 

Family structure

  

3.23* c

   Single parent family

18.5

9.3

 

   Nuclear family

45.5

50.0

 

   Large family

35.9

40.7

 

Father's education level (%)

  

305.89** c

   Illiterate/primary

8.9

1.2

 

   Middle school

45.0

15.4

 

   High school

38.3

42.8

 

   College and above

7.8

40.6

 

Mother's education level (%)

  

420.16** c

   Illiterate/primary

20.2

2.5

 

   Middle school

48.6

20.1

 

   High school

26.2

41.6

 

   College and above

5.0

35.7

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