Table 1.
Background characteristics of participants
| Variables | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 13–21 | 461 | 26.8 |
| 22–26 | 461 | 26.8 |
| 27–31 | 409 | 23.8 |
| 32–48 | 386 | 22.5 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 1008 | 58.9 |
| Married/couple life | 697 | 40.8 |
| Separated/Divorced | 5 | 0.3 |
| Education | ||
| Illiteracy | 17 | 1 |
| Basic education | 428 | 25 |
| High school | 978 | 57 |
| Professional qualification | 221 | 12.9 |
| Bachelors’s degree | 71 | 4.1 |
| Employment | ||
| Unemployed | 1018 | 59.3 |
| Employed | 699 | 40.7 |
| Family income | ||
| < 15,000$00 | 678 | 39.5 |
| 15.000$00 a 29.000$00 | 542 | 31.6 |
| 30.000$00 a 60.000$00 | 256 | 14.9 |
| >60.000$00 | 177 | 10.3 |
| Didn’t know/didn’t want to answer | 64 | 3.7 |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 1210 | 70.5 |
| Rural | 506 | 29.5 |
| Island of residence | ||
| Santo Antão (16.8%) | ||
| Ribeira Grande | 200 | 11.6 |
| Paul | 54 | 3.2 |
| Porto Novo | 35 | 2.0 |
| S. Vicente (17.7%) | 304 | 17.7 |
| Sal (15.3%) | 263 | 15.3 |
| Santiago (35.7%) | ||
| Santa Catarina | 272 | 15.8 |
| Praia | 331 | 19.3 |
| Rª Grande de Santiago | 9 | 0.5 |
| Fogo (14.5%) | ||
| São Filipe | 83 | 7.9 |
| Mosteiros | 135 | 4.8 |
| Sta. Catarina do Fogo | 31 | 1.8 |
| Parity | ||
| 1 child | 716 | 41.7 |
| 2 children | 522 | 30.4 |
| 3 children | 278 | 16.2 |
| >3 children | 201 | 11.7 |