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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample (N = 1705)

From: Prevalence and associated factors of alexithymia among adult prisoners in China: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Number

Percent

Gender

Male

1059

62.1

Female

646

37.9

Age

18–24

625

36.7

25–34

585

34.3

35–44

298

17.5

45–54

96

5.6

>54

23

1.3

Missing

78

4.6

Education level

Primary school or below

455

26.7

Secondary school/technical school

1140

66.9

College or above

96

5.6

Missing

14

0.8

Location of residence

Urban

504

29.5

Rural

1167

68.4

Missing

34

2.1

Marital status

Single

957

56.1

Married/Cohabiting

549

32.2

Divorced

172

10.1

Windowed

14

0.8

Missing

13

0.8

Maximum sentence length (months)

36 or less

426

25.0

37–60

408

23.9

61–120

419

24.6

>120

291

17.1

suspended death/life imprisonment

126

7.4

Missing

35

2.1

Duration in prison (months)

12 or less

374

21.9

13–24

601

35.2

25–48

345

20.2

49–120

253

14.8

>120

83

4.9

Missing

49

2.9