Table 1.
Sample characteristics
| Variable | Categories | n (%) | Variable | Categories | n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age |
18-24 y |
107 (34.7%) |
Employment status |
Full- or part-time |
138 (44.8%) |
|
|
25-34 y |
127 (41.2%) |
|
Self-employed |
54 (17.5%) |
|
|
35-44 y |
50 (16.2%) |
|
Unemployed |
56 (23.1%) |
|
|
45-54 y |
22 (7.1%) |
|
Studying |
42 (13.6%) |
|
|
55+ years |
4 (1.3%) |
|
Looking after the home |
10 (3.2%) |
|
|
|
|
|
Retired |
1 (0.3%) |
| Gender |
Male |
180 (58.4%) |
|
Not working due to disability or illness |
4 (1.3%) |
|
|
Female |
123 (39.9%) |
|
Prefer not to say |
3 (1.0%) |
|
|
Other |
1 (0.4%) |
|
|
|
|
|
Prefer not to say |
4 (1.3%) |
Adults in household |
0 |
24 (7.8%) |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
19 (6.2% |
| Self-identified ethnicity |
Latino |
254 (82.5%) |
|
2 |
75 (24.4%) |
|
|
Maya |
33 (10.7%) |
|
3 |
61 (19.8%) |
|
|
Garifuna, |
7 (2.3%) |
|
4 |
65 (21.1%) |
|
|
Xinca |
3 (1.0%) |
|
5 |
33 (10.7%) |
|
|
Prefer not to say |
2 (0.6%) |
|
6 |
11 (3.6%) |
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
4 (1.3%) |
| Mother language |
Spanish |
288 (93.5%) |
|
8 |
5 (1.6%) |
|
|
Achi’ |
1 (0.3%) |
|
9 |
1 (0.3%) |
|
|
K’iche’ |
3 (1.0%) |
|
10+ |
1 (0.3%) |
|
|
Mam |
2 (0.6%) |
|
|
|
|
|
Poqomchi’ |
1 (0.3%) |
Children in household |
0 |
90 (29.2%) |
|
|
Q’eqchi’ |
1 (0.3%) |
|
1 |
98 (31.8%) |
|
|
Tz’utujil |
1 (0.3%) |
|
2 |
65 (21.1%) |
|
|
Garifuna |
3 (1.0%) |
|
3 |
24 (7.8%) |
|
|
Kaqchikel |
6 (1.9%) |
|
4 |
8 (2.6%) |
| Ixil | 1 (0.3%) | 5+ | 4 (1.2%) |