Evaluation of Risk Factors Affecting Substance Use among Tenth-Grade Students

Table 3

Distribution of participants according to sociodemographic characteristics.

	Number	%
Is the mother alive?
Yes	8301	98.8
No	97	1.2
Is the father alive?
Yes	8121	96.7
No	277	3.3
Are mother and father separated?
Separated	683	8.1
Not Separated	7712	91.8
Life style
Lives with family	6969	83.0
Lives with relatives	122	1.5
Lives in state dormitory	1118	13.3
Lives in private dormitory	161	1.9
Number of people living together
2 people	263	3.1
3 people	945	11.3
4 people	2624	31.2
5 and more	4330	51.6
Mother’s education status
Illiterate	560	6.7
Literate	373	4.4
Primary school	3964	47.2
Middle school	1840	21.9
High school	1205	14.3
College-university	326	3.9
Father’s education status
Illiterate	112	1.3
Literate	206	2.5
Primary school	2900	34.5
Middle school	2071	24.7
High school	1945	23.2
College-university	803	9.6
Mother’s employment status
Yes	1609	19.2
No	6780	80.7
Father’s employment status
Yes	7036	83.8
No	1350	16.1
Income status
Income exceeds expenses	1218	14.5
Income equals to expenses	5698	67.8
Income is less than expenses	1437	17.1
Total	8399	100.0