Table 1. Demographic characteristics of community and factory youth.

Variable	2006 (n = 813)		2009 (n = 501)
	n	%	n	%
Age
15–19 years	316	38.8	225	45.0
20–24 years	499	61.2	276	55.0
Gender
Male	383	47	201	42
Female	432	53	299	58
Marital status
Married with spouse	56	6.9	44	8.8
Married living apart	6	0.7	5	1.0
Never married	749	91.9	451	90.2
Widow/divorced	4	0.5	0	0.0
Education
Primary (1–6)	36	4.4	10	2.0
Secondary	702	86.2	487	98.0
Upper high	77	9.4	0	0.0
Average years	10.9		10.7
Occupation
Housewife	21	2.6	17	3.4
Factory worker	219	26.8	104	20.8*
Post-high school student	424	52.0	289	57.8
High school student	16	2.0	8	1.6
Other	135	16.6	82	16.4
Mobility
Average duration living in the area (years)	12.3		11.7
Away from home > 1 month last year	112	13.7	12	2.4
Spouse away >1 month last year/n	19/56	34.0	8/44	18.2

^*: p<0.05.