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Table 1 Participants characteristics

From: Socioeconomic and demographic determinants of familial social capital inequalities: a cross-sectional study of young people in sub-Saharan African context

 

Valid N

(%)

Mean (SD) (Range)

Variables

Personal Characteristics

Age

  

16.25 (±1.492) (13-18 years)

Age cohort

  Young adolescent

600

(29.01)

 

  Older adolescent

1468

(70.99)

 

Gender

  Male

988

(47.8)

 

  Female

1080

(52.2)

 

Educational level

  Secondary

1394

(67.4)

 

  Basic

674

(32.6)

 

Family structure

  Both parents

1262

(61.0)

 

  Other

10

(0.5)

 

  Stepparents

108

(5.2)

 

  Family relatives

271

(13.1)

 

  Single parent

417

(20.2)

 

Ethnicity

  Waala

266

(12.9)

 

  Dagaaba

1252

(60.5)

 

  Sissala

96

(4.6)

 

  Northern tribe

188

(9.0)

 

  Other

118

(5.7)

 

  Brifour

148

(7.2)

 

Marital status

  Married

65

(3.1)

 

  Other

15

(0.7)

 

  Separated / broke-up

18

(0.9)

 

  Cohabiting

65

(3.1)

 

  Never married

1905

(92.1)

 

Religion

  Christian

1501

(72.6)

 

  Muslim

548

(26.5)

 

  Traditionalist

19

(0.9)

 

Material affluence

  Low

853

(41.2)

 

  Medium

667

(32.3)

 

  High

548

(26.5)

 

Family sense of belonging

  Low

563

27.2

 

  Medium

764

36.9

 

  High

582

28.1

 

  Missing

159

7.7

 

Family autonomy support

  Low

385

18.6

 

  Medium

687

33.2

 

  High

407

19.7

 

  Missing

589

28.5

 

Family control

  Low

438

21.2

 

  Medium

833

40.3

 

  High

459

22.2

 

  Missing

338

16.3

 
  1. N Sample size, % sample percentage, SD Standard deviation