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Table 1 Characteristics of qualitative study sample compared to the composition of the At-Risk Youth Study (ARYS)

From: Social influences upon injection initiation among street-involved youth in Vancouver, Canada: a qualitative study

 

Qualitative Interview Participants

ARYS Cohort

Total Number

26

529

Median Age (range)

23 (16–26)

21.9 (14.3–30.2)

Gender

  

   Female, n (%)

12 (46.2)

156(29)

   Male, n (%)

13 (50.0)

371(70)

   Trans-gendered, n (%)

1 (3.8)

2 (< 1)

Aboriginal Ethnicity

  

   Yes, n (%)

8(30.8)

127 (24)

   No, n (%)

18(69.2)

879(81)