Table 1.
Socio-demographic variables stratified by gender.
| Male | Female | Total | p-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| 614 (41.0) | 885 (59.0) | 1499 (100.0) | ||
| Place of birth | 0.042 | |||
| Beni | 5 (0.8) | 6 (0.7) | 11 (0.7) | |
| Chuquisaca | 440 (71.7) | 686 (77.5) | 1126 (75.1) | |
| Cochabamba | 7 (1.1) | 11 (1.2) | 18 (1.2) | |
| La Paz | 17 (2.8) | 21 (2.4) | 38 (2.5) | |
| Oruro | 11 (1.8) | 5 (0.6) | 16 (1.1) | |
| Pando | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.2) | 4 (0.3) | |
| Potosí | 107 (17.4) | 114 (12.9) | 221 (14.7) | |
| Santa Cruz | 15 (2.4) | 28 (3.2) | 43 (2.9) | |
| Tarija | 7 (1.1) | 12 (1.4) | 19 (1.3) | |
| Argentina | 3 (0 .5) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.2) | |
| Residential setting | 0.012 | |||
| Urban (centre/outskirts) | 548 (89.3) | 750 (84.7) | 1298 (86.6) | |
| Rural | 66 (10.7) | 135 (15.3) | 201 (13.4) | |
| Age | 0.424 | |||
| 15–24 | 323 (52.6) | 447 (50.5) | 770 (51.4) | |
| 25–49 | 291 (47.4) | 438 (49.5) | 729 (48.6) | |
| Marital status | <0.001 | |||
| Married | 156 (25.4) | 270 (30.5) | 426 (28.4) | |
| Divorced/widowed | 10 (1.7) | 20 (3.2) | 38 (2.5) | |
| Single | 408 (66.4) | 489 (55.3) | 897 (59.8) | |
| Common-law (stable) union | 40 (6.5) | 98 (11.1) | 138 (9.2) | |
| Language | <0.001 | |||
| Spanish or Spanish and another non-native language | 339 (55.2) | 357 (40.3) | 696 (46.4) | |
| Spanish and native language or only native language | 275 (44.8) | 528 (59.7) | 803 (53.6) | |
| Religion | 0.001 | |||
| Catholic | 513 (83.6) | 788 (89.0) | 1301 (86.8) | |
| Other | 61 (9.9) | 72 (8.1) | 133 (8.9) | |
| None | 40 (6.5) | 25 (2.8) | 65 (4.3) | |
| Educational level | <0.001 | |||
| Low | 40 (6.5) | 129 (14.6) | 169 (11.3) | |
| Medium/high | 574 (93.5) | 756 (85.4) | 1330 (88.7) | |
| Monthly family income (in Bolivianos) | 0.005 | |||
| <1000 | 236 (38.4) | 408 (46.1) | 644 (43.0) | |
| ≥1000 | 374 (60.9) | 466 (52.7) | 840 (56.0) | |
| No reply | 4 (0.7) | 11 (1.2) | 15 (1.0) | |
| No. of family members | 0.258 | |||
| <1 to 5 | 392 (63.8) | 590 (66.7) | 982 (65.5) | |
| ≥6 | 222 (36.2) | 295 (33.4) | 517 (34.5) | |
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