Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants (N = 83)
From: Substance use among Palestinian youth in the West Bank, Palestine: a qualitative investigation
Age | ||
Median | 20 | |
Range | 16–24 | |
N | % | |
Males | 42 | 50.6 |
Geographical distribution | ||
- North of West Bank | 21 | 25.3 |
- Middle of West Bank | 18 | 21.7 |
- South of West Bank | 18 | 21.7 |
- East Jerusalem | 26 | 31.3 |
Type of residency | ||
- Urban | 30 | 36.2 |
- Rural | 26 | 31.3 |
- Camp | 27 | 32.5 |
Highest level of education | ||
- Less than high school | 21 | 25.3 |
- High school | 10 | 12.0 |
- College | 31 | 37.4 |
- University | 21 | 25.3 |
Employment status | ||
- Employed | 12 | 14.4 |
- Unemployed | 20 | 24.2 |
- Student | 51 | 61.4 |