Table 1.

Sample characteristics

Characteristic	Former child soldiers (N=452)	Never recruited (N=191)	p value
Male, N (%)	391 (86.5%)	79 (41.4%)	.000
Age a, mean (SD)	23.53 (3.19)	20.31 (3.16)	.000
Household members, mean (SD)	5.02 (2.32)	5.40 (2.36)	.066
Literacy, N (%)	391 (87.1%)	152 (80.0%)	.031
Outcome baseline indicators b, mean (SD)
Social integration	14.80 (4.15)	18.71 (2.86)	.000
Economic opportunities	7.83 (2.94)	8.07 (3.12)	.366
Household wellbeing	12.83 (3.34)	13.23 (3.61)	.187
Work satisfaction	11.50 (2.45)	11.60 (2.52)	.692
Program endorsement, mean (SD)	14.77 (3.99)	15.44 (3.69)	.057

Note: ^a Age at the time of the interview; ^b On all outcome indicators a higher score denotes a more favorable situation.