Table 1.
Population characteristics of people who inject drugs in four southwestern Chinese cities in 2012
|
Population characteristics |
Pooled sample |
Matched Sample |
|---|---|---|
| ( n = 1,035) (%) | ( n = 975) (%) | |
| Sex (male) |
64.0 |
67.4 |
| Age (in years) |
|
|
| 18 to 30 |
4.8 |
7.2 |
| 31 to 40 |
32.9 |
41.2 |
| 41 to 49 |
62.3 |
51.6 |
| Ethnicity (Han) |
87.3 |
83.3 |
| Education (High school education or above) |
32.5 |
31.1 |
| Marital status |
|
|
| Never married |
38.4 |
42.6 |
| Currently married |
29.9 |
31.1 |
| Divorced or widowed |
31.7 |
26.3 |
| Ever received methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) | 84.7 | 87.9 |