Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample and subgroups
Full sample (N = 1013) % | Chemsex (n = 144) % | No chemsex (n = 857) % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (Mean [SD], range) | 33.2 (9.2), 18–79 | 33.0 (8.0), 20–55 | 33.2 (9.4), 18–79 |
Current residency | |||
Oslo | 936 (92.8) | 138 (95.8) | 784 (91.5) |
Elsewhere | 73 (7.3) | 5 (3.5) | 69 (8.1) |
Education | |||
Primary school | 26 (2.6) | 4 (2.8) | 20 (2.3) |
High school/Secondary school | 229 (22.6) | 39 (27.1) | 188 (21.9) |
College/University degree | 477 (47.1) | 68 (47.2) | 401 (46.8) |
Master or Ph.D | 280 (27.6) | 32 (22.2) | 246 (28.7) |
Employment | |||
Work full- or part time | 758 (74.7) | 107 (74.3) | 642 (74.9) |
Student | 179 (17.6) | 24 (16.7) | 152 (17.7) |
Unemployed | 50 (4.9) | 12 (8.3) | 37 (4.3) |
Retired/On disability/Other | 28 (2.8) | 1 (0.7) | 26 (3.0) |
Relationship status | |||
In relationship with man | 186 (18.4) | 35 (24.3) | 149 (17.4) |
In relationship with woman | 213 (21.0) | 21 (14.6) | 185 (21.6) |
Single | 605 (59.8) | 88 (61.1) | 512 (59.7) |
Other | 8 (0.8) | 0 | 8 (0.9) |
Sexual orientation | |||
Gay/homosexual | 438 (43.4) | 74 (51.4) | 361 (42.1) |
Bisexual | 71 (7.0) | 12 (8.3) | 58 (6.8) |
Heterosexual | 496 (49.2) | 58 (40.3) | 430 (50.2) |
Other | 4 (0.4) | 0 | 4 (0.5) |
Years lived in Norway | |||
< 5 years | 59 (6) | 9 (6) | 50 (6) |
5–10 years | 65 (6) | 14 (19) | 51 (6) |
> 10 years | 882 (87) | 121 (84) | 761 (89) |