Research Article
Women, Drug Dependency and Consequences: A Study from a Developing Country
Table 1
Comparing demographic and social characteristics of three groups.
| Factors | Vulnerable () | Invulnerable () | Control () | value |
| Age | 21.10 (3.33) | 21.21 (2.39) | 20.90 (2.72) | 0.75 | Education | | | | | Illiterate | 12 (15.6) | 3 (3.8) | 0 | <0.001 | Primary school | 25 (32.5) | 18 (22.8) | 0 | Secondary school | 29 (37.7) | 19 (24.1) | 12 (15.8) | Diploma | 9 (11.7) | 35 (44.3) | 30 (39.5) | Higher diploma | 2 (2.6) | 4 (5.1) | 11 (14.5) | Bachelor | 0 | 0 | 23 (30.3) | Occupation status | | | | | Housekeeper | 32 (41) | 30 (38) | 13 (17.1) | <0.001 | Jobless | 23 (29.5) | 20 (25.3) | 10 (13.2) | Employee | 23 (29.5) | 29 (36.7) | 53 (69.7) | Income | | | | | Personal | 209.11 (163.73) | 67.69 (82.85) | 147.04 (189.90) | <0.001 | Family | 340.15 (214.03) | 616.66 (177.76) | 668.37 (457.19) | <0.001 | Lodging | | | | | Center of city | 65 (81.3) | 55 (68.8) | 71 (93.4) | <0.001 | Border of city | 3 (3.8) | 20 (25) | 0 | Country | 11 (13.8) | 4 (5) | 1 (1.3) | Village | 1 (1.3) | 1 (1.3) | 4 (5.3) | Marital status | | | | | Single | 19 (23.8) | 38 (47.5) | 75 (98.68) | <0.001 | Married | 28 (35) | 31 (38.8) | 0 | Divorced | 31 (38.8) | 9 (11.3) | 1 (1.31) | Widow | 2 (2.5) | 2 (2.5) | 0 | Alcohol consumption | 34 (42.5) | 13 (16.9) | 0 | <0.001 |
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Based on the variable, mean (standard deviation) or absolute frequency (relative frequency) is reported. **Based on ten thousand rials.
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