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Table 2 Characteristics of the study population with respect to location

From: Benzodiazepine use among adults residing in the urban settlements of Karachi, Pakistan: A cross sectional study

Characteristics

Sultanabad (n = 366)

Garden (n = 383)

Test

df

P-value

Age (means ± SD)

 

38.09 ± 15.3

39.81 ± 15.3

t = -1.53

743

0.13

Gender

   

χ2 = 3.2

1

0.08

 

Male, n (%)

157 (43)

190 (50)

   
 

Female, n (%)

206 (57)

192 (50)

   

Marital Status

   

χ2 = 4.4

1

0.04

 

Unmarried, n (%)

134 (38)

113 (30)

   
 

Married, n (%)

230 (62)

269 (70)

   

Education

   

χ2 = 31.9

5

0.01

 

Post-graduation, n (%)

32 (9)

38 (10)

   
 

Graduation, n (%)

114 (32)

98 (26)

   
 

Intermediate, n (%)

67 (19)

104 (27)

   
 

Secondary, n (%)

70 (20)

106 (28)

   
 

Primary, n (%)

28 (8)

7 (2)

   
 

None, n (%)

43 (12)

28 (7)

   

Occupation

   

χ2 = 34.5

6

0.01

 

Student, n (%)

50 (14)

47 (12)

   
 

Salaried workers, n (%)

90 (25)

38 (10)

   
 

Housewife, n (%)

78 (22)

117 (31)

   
 

Retired, n (%)

12 (3)

19 (5)

   
 

Labor, n (%)

93 (26)

104 (27)

   
 

Business, n (%)

33 (9)

48 (13)

   
 

Unemployed, n (%)

3 (1)

6 (2)

   

Psychiatric consult

   

χ2 = 0.82

1

0.36

 

No, n (%)

346 (96)

354 (94)

   
 

Yes, n (%)

15 (4)

21 (6)

   
  1. SD = standard deviation
  2. df = degrees of freedom