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. 2006 Feb 27;6:49. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-49

Table 1.

Characteristics of participants according to age group, sex, and sexual activity: mean (standard error).

15 to 18 years old
Boys Girls
Not active Active Not active Active
Age (years) 16.33 (0.03) 17.01 (0.08) 16.25 (0.03) 16.87 (0.11)
N 4047 313 3888 598
Go to school (%) 43% (2%) 27% (5%) 47% (2%) 3% (1%)
N 3868 303 3732 567
Work (%) 55% (2%) 68% (5%) 34% (2%) 17% (2%)
N 3960 312 3830 596
Work and study (%) 12% (1%) 11% (3%) 10% (1%) 6% (3%)
N 3429 256 2783 130
Smokes (%) 12% (1%) 35% (4%) 3% (1%) 6% (2%)
N 2298 289 2785 576
Drinks alcohol (%) 19% (2%) 42% (4%) 9% (1%) 12% (2%)
N 2301 289 2789 578
Have tried marihuana (%) 2% (1%) 9% (4%) 0% (0%) 0% (0%)
N 2299 290 2787 579
Have participated in violent activities (%) 5% (1%) 7% (2%) 4% (1%) 3% (1%)
N 2292 289 2781 578
Receive support (%) 73% (2%) 72% (5%) 80% (1%) 72% (73%)
N 2295 290 2784 579
Have had sex (%) 8% (1%) 15% (1%)
N 4360 4486
19 to 21 years old
Boys Girls
Not active Active Not active Active
Age (years) 19.94 (0.04) 20.03 (0.09) 19.93 (0.03) 19.99 (0.05)
N 1719 381 1611 887
Go to school (%) 13% (1%) 9% (2%) 16% (2%) 4% (1%)
N 1578 368 1508 834
Work (%) 80% (2%) 80% (4%) 46% (3%) 20% (2%)
N 1666 380 1577 886
Work and study (%) 4% (1%) 5% (2%) 10% (2%) 6% (3%)
N 1447 332 910 191
Smokes (%) 20% (20%) 35% (4%) 2% (1%) 3% (1%)
N 677 365 1056 860
Drinks alcohol (%) 34% (3%) 46% (5%) 11% (2%) 12% (2%)
N 681 366 1060 860
Have tried marihuana (%) 5% (2%) 3% (1%) 0% (0%) 0% (0%)
N 680 366 1059 860
Have participated in violent activities (%) 6% (2%) 8% (2%) 3% (1%) 5% (1%)
N 680 365 1062 865
Receive support (%) 75% (3%) 84% (3%) 82% (2%) 76% (2%)
N 678 366 1062 862
Have had sex (%) 18% (1%) 40% (2%)
N 2100 2498