Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample (n = 249)
| Demographics | Males % (n) |
Females % (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Marital Status (nM = 146; nF = 100) | ||
| Never married | 38.4 (56) | 19.0 (19) |
| Married | 11.0 (16) | 11.0 (11) |
| Cohabitating | 24.7 (36) | 27.0 (27) |
| Divorced | 12.3 (18) | 18.0 (18) |
| Separated | 10.3 (15) | 15.0 (15) |
| Widowed | 3.4 (5) | 10.0 (10) |
| Employment Status (nM = 142; nF = 99) | ||
| Working | 18.3 (26) | 15.2 (15) |
| Self-employed | 8.5 (12) | 1.0 (1) |
| Disabled | 28.9 (41) | 20.2 (20) |
| Unemployed | 36.6 (52) | 54.5 (54) |
| Retired | 3.5 (5) | 1.0 (1) |
| Other | 4.2 (6) | 8.1 (8) |
| Education (nM = 140; nF = 98) | ||
| High school or less | 65.0 (62) | 72.4 (71) |
| Technical or vocational course | 4.3 (6) | 4.1 (4) |
| Some university | 15.7 (22) | 13.3 (13) |
| Associate degree | 5.0 (7) | 6.1 (6) |
| Baccalaureate | 5.0 (7) | 3.1 (3) |
| Graduate studies | 5.0 (7) | 1.0 (1) |
| Monthly income (nM = 145; nF = 98) | ||
| $300 or less | 51.0 (74) | 56.1 (55) |
| $301 – $600 | 15.2 (22) | 24.5 (24) |
| $601 – $900 | 16.6 (24) | 8.2 (8) |
| $901 – $1,200 | 7.6 (11) | 5.1 (5) |
| $1,201 or more | 9.7 (14) | 6.1 (6) |