Table I. Demographic and behavioral characteristics by sex in a population-based sample of Garífuna adults in Honduras, 2012.
Total | Men | Women | |||||
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Variable | N | %* | N | % | N | % | p-value** |
Age (mean) | 629 | 36.0 | 230 | 36.5 | 399 | 35.8 | |
Gender | |||||||
Female | 399 | 63.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 399 | 100.0 | 0.52 |
Male | 230 | 36.4 | 230 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Age group | |||||||
18-24 | 162 | 26.0 | 68 | 30.3 | 94 | 23.5 | 0.05 |
25-34 | 208 | 32.3 | 69 | 27.9 | 140 | 34.9 | |
35-44 | 102 | 15.8 | 27 | 11.5 | 75 | 18.3 | |
45-54 | 72 | 11.3 | 29 | 13.4 | 43 | 10.0 | |
55+ | 85 | 14.6 | 38 | 16.9 | 47 | 13.4 | |
Residence (by interview site) | |||||||
Rural | 237 | 43.3 | 90 | 43.8 | 147 | 43.1 | 0.88 |
Non-Rural | 392 | 56.7 | 140 | 56.2 | 252 | 56.9 | |
Current relationship status | |||||||
Married/Union Libre | 354 | 54.4 | 119 | 49.2 | 235 | 57.4 | 0.23 |
Single, Separated, Divorced, or Widowed | 275 | 45.6 | 111 | 50.7 | 164 | 42.6 | |
Education | |||||||
Primary school or less | 285 | 47.8 | 116 | 50.8 | 169 | 46.0 | 0.43 |
More than primary school | 344 | 52.2 | 114 | 49.2 | 230 | 54.0 | |
Employment status | |||||||
Employed | 334 | 53.5 | 169 | 73.1 | 165 | 42.2 | <0.01 |
Not Employed | 292 | 46.5 | 60 | 26.9 | 232 | 57.8 | |
Missing | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Monthly income among employed (mean, in Lempiras) | 333 | 4,422 | 168 | 5,262 | 165 | 3,599 | 0.05 |
Any dependents | |||||||
Yes | 498 | 79.0 | 171 | 74.3 | 327 | 81.8 | 0.27 |
No | 117 | 21.0 | 56 | 25.7 | 61 | 18.2 | |
Missing | 14 | 3 | 11 | ||||
Receives help with expenses | |||||||
Yes | 483 | 76.7 | 132 | 56.9 | 351 | 88.0 | <0.01 |
No | 146 | 23.3 | 98 | 43.1 | 48 | 12.0 |
All percents weighted
Reflects difference between weighted proportions among men versus women