Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample at baseline
From: Natural course of behavioral addictions: a 5-year longitudinal study
Sex | Employment status | ||
Female | 2,254 (54.7) | Unemployed | 195 (4.7) |
Male | 1,867 (45.3) | Retired | 750 (18.2) |
Age [M(SD) years] | 46.1 (14.1) | Homemaker | 227 (5.5) |
Education | Full-time student | 88 (2.1) | |
Some elementary | 17 (0.4) | Sick or maternity leave | 227 (5.5) |
Completed elementary | 31 (0.8) | Employed part-time | 493 (12.0) |
Some high school | 414 (10.0) | Employed full-time | 2,141 (52.0) |
Completed high school | 823 (20) | Annual household income | |
Some postsecondary | 899 (21.8) | <20,000 CAD | 401 (9.7) |
Completed technical school | 207 (5.0) | 20,000-29,999 CAD | 490 (11.9) |
Completed college/university | 1,563 (37.9) | 30,000-39,999 CAD | 511 (12.4) |
Professional degree/PhD | 167 (4.1) | 40,000-49,999 CAD | 469 (11.4) |
Marital status | 50,000-59,999 CAD | 436 (10.6) | |
Never married | 491 (11.9) | 60,000-69,999 CAD | 392 (9.5) |
Married | 2,393 (58.1) | 70,000-79,999 CAD | 322 (7.8) |
Common-law | 551 (13.4) | 80,000-89,999 CAD | 282 (6.8) |
Separated | 207 (5.0) | 90,000-99,999 CAD | 209 (5.1) |
Divorced | 318 (7.7) | 100,000-119,999 CAD | 259 (6.3) |
Widowed | 161 (3.9) | 120,000-149,999 CAD | 152 (3.7) |
>150,000 CAD | 101 (2.5) | ||
Missing | 97 (2.4) |