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Table 1 Socio-Demographic Variables by Gender

From: Prevalence of substance use among college students in Eldoret, western Kenya

VARIABLE

MALE (%)

FEMALE (%)

TOTAL (%)

Housing type

   

Hostel

131 (51.4)

159 (68.8)

290 (59.7)

Non-hostel

124 (48.6)

72 (31.2)

196 (40.3)

Working

   

Yes

226 (90)

210 (91.7)

436 (90.8)

No

25 (10)

19 (8.3)

44 (9.2)

Residence setting

   

Rural

76 (29.5)

52 (22.1)

128 (26)

Urban

182 (70.5)

183 (77.9)

365 (74)

Marital status

   

Married

43 (16.9)

21 (9)

64 (13.1)

Single

212 (83.1)

212 (91)

424 (86.9)

Government Loan

   

Yes

151 (59.7)

122 (53)

273 (56.5)

No

102 (40.3)

108 (47)

210 (43.5)