Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of male injecting drug users (IDUs)
| Characteristics | Injecting drug users (N = 314) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | ||
| Age (years) | 16– | 44 | 14.0 |
| 30– | 210 | 66.9 | |
| 40– | 60 | 19.1 | |
| Ethnicity | Han | 251 | 79.9 |
| Minority | 63 | 20.1 | |
| Schooling (years) | 0– | 81 | 25.8 |
| 6– | 185 | 58.9 | |
| 9– | 48 | 15.3 | |
| Relationship status | Single | 175 | 55.7 |
| Cohabiting | 49 | 15.6 | |
| Married | 35 | 11.1 | |
| Separated | 2 | 0.6 | |
| Divorced | 50 | 15.9 | |
| Widowed | 3 | 1.0 | |
| Native place | Kaiyuan City | 276 | 87.9 |
| Other cities | 38 | 12.1 | |
| Employment | Farmer | 10 | 3.2 |
| Student | 2 | 0.6 | |
| Factory worker | 12 | 3.8 | |
| Truck driver | 30 | 9.6 | |
| Short-term labor | 53 | 16.9 | |
| contractor | |||
| None | 207 | 65.9 | |