Table 1. Characteristics of the Sample by Abduction Status (n = 1113).
| former child soldiers (n = 474) | war-affected youths (n = 639) | Statistic | p-value | |
| Males, No. (%) | 208 (43.88) | 212 (33.18) | χ2 = 13.27 | <.001 |
| Age, mean (SD) | 18.79 (3.76) | 17.20 (3.79) | t = 6.92 | <.001 |
| Marital Status, No. (%) | ||||
| single | 294 (62.03) | 459 (71.83) | ||
| married/cohabiting | 163 (34.39) | 164 (25.67) | ||
| separated | 15 (3.16) | 13 (2.03) | χ2 = 12.31 | .006 |
| widowed | 2 (0.42) | 3 (0.47) | ||
| Household members, mean (SD) | 7.31 (3.40) | 7.28 (3.31) | t = 0.16 | .88 |
| Main source of food, No. (%) | ||||
| agriculture | 186 (39.24) | 282 (44.13) | ||
| food aid | 191 (40.30) | 231 (36.15) | ||
| barter | 2 (0.18) | 0 (0.00) | LRχ2 = 6.21a | .10 |
| market | 95 (20.04) | 126 (19.72) | ||
| Economic Status per Person, mean (SD)b | 51.95 (34.91) | 60.96 (42.39) | Z = 3.86c | <.001 |
| Highest level of education, No. (%) | ||||
| no schooling | 32 (6.75) | 30 (4.69) | ||
| some primary | 344 (72.57) | 465 (72.77) | ||
| completed primary | 32 (6.75) | 44 (6.89) | ||
| vocational training | 9 (1.90) | 9 (1.41) | ||
| some secondary | 49 (10.34) | 80 (12.52) | LRχ2 = 10.32a | .17 |
| completed secondary | 8 (1.69) | 6 (0.94) | ||
| completed advance level | 0 (0.00) | 4 (0.63) | ||
| completed university | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.16) | ||
| Displacement, No. (%) | 464 (97.89) | 607 (94.99) | χ2 = 6.30 | .01 |
Notes.
a
likelihood ratio χ2.
b
in Euro.
c
nonparametric Mann-Whitney-U-Test.