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Table 1 Socio-demographics of sample

From: The association between post-traumatic stress-related symptoms, resilience, current stress and past exposure to violence: a cross sectional study of the survival of Quechua women in the aftermath of the Peruvian armed conflict

 

N = 151

%

M (SD)

Age

46.76 (14.5)

Education

No schooling

34

22.5%

Elementary

65

43.0%

Secondary

30

19.9%

Post-secondary

22

14.6%

Occupation

Survival farming/House

94

62.3%

Merchant

44

29.1%

Employee/other

13

8.6%

Marital status

Single

23

12.4%

Married/common in law

99

53.5%

Separated/divorced

5

3.3%

Widow

24

13.0%

Migration status

Never moved

69

45.7%

Returnee

14

9.3%

Displaced

68

45.0%

Residency

Urban

91

60.3%

Rural

60

39.7%

Regular participation in civic associations

Yes

78

51.7%

No

73

48.3%

Income*

Not enough

54

35.8%

Enough not sufficient

95

62.9%

Sufficient

2

1.3%

Literacy (Read)

Yes

98

64.9%

No

53

35.1%

Living arrangements

Living alone

8

5.3%

Living with others

143

94.7%

  1. *Enough income covers basic needs such as food and housing, sufficient income covers also primary needs such as health and education. The majority of the sample had no formal job which precluded the calculation of a numerical measure of income.