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Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample by criminal victimisation statusa

From: Crime and subjective well-being in the countries of the former Soviet Union

 

Victim of physical violenceb

Victim of theftb

Characteristic

No

Yes

P-value

No

Yes

P-value

Age (years)

      

 18–34

6633 (98.0)

138 (2.0)

<0.001

6304 (93.4)

446 (6.6)

<0.001

 35–59

7666 (98.7)

98 (1.3)

 

7335 (94.6)

416 (5.4)

 

  ≥ 60

3370 (99.1)

29 (0.9)

 

3243 (95.6)

150 (4.4)

 

Sex

      

 Male

7653 (98.1)

148 (1.9)

<0.001

7337 (94.2)

451 (5.8)

0.491

 Female

10,016 (98.8)

117 (1.2)

 

9545 (94.4)

561 (5.6)

 

Marital status

      

 Married/cohabiting

10,956 (98.8)

134 (1.2)

<0.001

10,514 (95.0)

559 (5.0)

<0.001

 Never married

3591 (97.7)

85 (2.3)

 

3401 (92.8)

262 (7.2)

 

 Divorced/widowed

3059 (98.5)

46 (1.5)

 

2906 (93.9)

190 (6.1)

 

Educationc

      

 High

4858 (98.6)

69 (1.4)

0.030

4595 (93.6)

315 (6.4)

0.026

 Middle

10,479 (98.6)

147 (1.4)

 

10,035 (94.6)

568 (5.4)

 

 Low

2288 (97.9)

49 (2.1)

 

2210 (94.6)

127 (5.4)

 

Wealthd

      

 High

5536 (98.6)

79 (1.4)

0.376

5208 (93.1)

383 (6.9)

<0.001

 Average

6249 (98.6)

87 (1.4)

 

5983 (94.7)

337 (5.3)

 

 Low

5884 (98.3)

99 (1.7)

 

5691 (95.1)

292 (4.9)

 

Self-rated health

      

 Good/fair

14,375 (98.6)

200 (1.4)

0.011

13,755 (94.6)

788 (5.4)

0.007

 Poor

3240 (98.0)

65 (2.0)

 

3080 (93.4)

218 (6.6)

 

Location

      

 Urban

10,658 (98.5)

161 (1.5)

0.886

10,147 (94.1)

633 (5.9)

0.123

 Rural

7011 (98.5)

104 (1.5)

 

6735 (94.7)

379 (5.3)

 

Heavy episodic drinkinge

      

 No

15,631 (98.7)

205 (1.3)

<0.001

14,950 (94.6)

846 (5.4)

<0.001

 Yes

2038 (97.1)

60 (2.9)

 

1932 (92.1)

166 (7.9)

 

Country

      

 Armenia

1782 (99.3)

13 (0.7)

<0.001

1723 (96.2)

68 (3.8)

<0.001

 Azerbaijan

1753 (98.1)

34 (1.9)

 

1734 (97.5)

45 (2.5)

 

 Belarus

1784 (99.2)

15 (0.8)

 

1696 (94.2)

104 (5.8)

 

 Georgia

2188 (99.5)

11 (0.5)

 

2141 (97.5)

54 (2.5)

 

 Kazakhstan

1770 (98.3)

30 (1.7)

 

1678 (93.6)

114 (6.4)

 

 Kyrgyzstan

1757 (97.8)

39 (2.2)

 

1687 (94.1)

105 (5.9)

 

 Moldova

1749 (97.4)

46 (2.6)

 

1614 (89.9)

181 (10.1)

 

 Russia

2939 (98.7)

39 (1.3)

 

2801 (94.6)

160 (5.4)

 

 Ukraine

1947 (98.1)

38 (1.9)

 

1808 (90.9)

181 (9.1)

 
  1. aData in numbers (percentages)
  2. bRefers to events which occurred in the past 12 months
  3. cEducation was classified as: low (less than complete secondary education), middle (complete secondary education), high (incomplete or complete higher education)
  4. dPrincipal component analysis was used to generate a wealth index based on the possession of ten household assets
  5. eHeavy episodic drinking was defined as consumption of at least one of the following on one occasion: ≥2 l of beer, ≥750 g of wine, or ≥200 g of strong spirits