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Table 1 Socio-demographic Characteristics (N = 232)

From: Risk and protective factors associated with the mental health of young adults in Kabul, Afghanistan

Variables

n (%)

Age: M = 23.36, SD = 4.64

Gender

 Female

90 (43.2)

 Male

117(56.8)

Ethnicity

 Pashtun

73 (36.8)

 Tajik

77 (35.9)

 Othera

59 (27.3)

Marital Status

 Married

80 (38.7)

 Not Marriedb

123 (62.3)

Education

 College and beyond

87 (40.3)

 HS Diploma and lower

122 (59.7)

Employment

 Employed

87 (42.3)

 Unemployed

118 (57.7)

Income

 Comfortable

76 (36.4)

 Not comfortable

129 (63.6)

Hope w/re to own future

 Hopeful

119 (57.5)

 Not Hopeful

88 (42.5)

Optimism w/re to Afg.’s Future

 Optimistic

134 (65.0)

 Not Optimistic

72 (35.0)

CD-RISC-25: Resilience: M = 60.53, SD = 13.86

PCS Score: Physical Health Status: M = 45.59, SD = 7.77

  1. aincludes Hazaras, Nuristanis, Uzbeks; bincludes ‘never married’, and two participants widowed, and four participants divorced/separated