Table 2. Descriptive characteristics of new participants in traditional and alternative interventions.
| Participants in traditional interventions n. 372 (%) | Participants in alternative interventions n. 78 (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | T2 | T1 | T2 | |
| Employment status | ||||
| Working | 29 (7.8) | 73 (19.6) | 9 (11.5) | 19 (24.4) |
| Studying | 33 (8.9) | 29 (7.8) | 9 (11.5) | 11 (14.1) |
| Working and studying | 11 (3.0) | 16 (4.3) | 3 (3.8) | 3 (3.8) |
| At home | 245 (65.9) | 182 (48.9) | 51 (65.4) | 34 (43.6) |
| Other | 8 (2.2) | 69 (18.5) | 2 (2.6) | 11 (14.1) |
| Not respondent | 46 (12.4) | 3 (0.8) | 4 (5.1) | 0 |
| Education | ||||
| Less than a high school diploma | 98 (26.3) | 102 (27.4) | 19 (24.4) | 12 (15.4) |
| Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalent | 94 (25.3) | 97 (26.1) | 18 (23.1) | 17 (21.8) |
| Less than a bachelor degree | 105 (28.2) | 99 (26.6) | 19 (24.4) | 23 (29.5) |
| Bachelor’s degree or above | 62 (16.7) | 71 (19.1) | 21 (27.0) | 26 (33.3) |
| Not respondent | 13 (3.5) | 3 (0.8) | 1 (1.3) | 0 |
| Income | ||||
| <5000$ | 39 (10.5) | 16 (4.3) | 8 (10.3) | 6 (7.7) |
| 5000–9.999$ | 119 (32.0) | 118 (31.7) | 11 (14.1) | 13 (16.7) |
| 10000–14.999$ | 102 (27.4) | 111 (29.8) | 17 (21.8) | 21 (27.0) |
| 15000–19.999$ | 26 (7.0) | 42 (11.3) | 9 (11.5) | 8 (10.3) |
| 20000–29.999$ | 19 (5.1) | 41 (11.0) | 10 (12.8) | 11 (14.1) |
| 30000–39.999$ | 12 (3.2) | 16 (4.3) | 6 (7.7) | 5 (6.4) |
| ≥40000$ | 14 (10.8) | 10 (2.7) | 7 (9.0) | 6 (7.7) |
| Not respondent | 41 (11.0) | 18 (4.8) | 10 (12.8) | 8 (10.3) |