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Table 1 Demographic description of 432 female participants in a survey of abuse and mental disorders in Trinidad.

From: Abuse and mental disorders among women at walk-in clinics in Trinidad: A cross-sectional study

Variable

 

N (%)

Age Group (years)

18-19

12 (2.8)

 

20-29

69 (16.0)

 

30-39

51 (11.8)

 

40-49

82 (19.0)

 

50-59

91 (21.1)

 

60-69

87 (20.1)

 

≥ 70

40 (9.3)

Marital Status

Married

160 (37.0)

 

Single

108 (25.0)

 

Divorced

21 (4.9)

 

Separated

20 (4.6)

 

Common law

57 (13.2)

 

Visiting §

64 (14.8)

 

Widowed

1 (0.2)

 

Others

1 (0.2)

Ethnicity

Indo-Trinidadian*

193 (44.7)

 

Afro-Trinidadian**

151 (35.0)

 

Mixed

87 (20.1)

 

Others

1 (0.2)

Monthly Income

<$1,000

100 (23.1)

 

$1,001-$2,500

149 (34.5)

 

$2,501-$5,000

52 (12.0)

 

>/= $5001

13 (3.0)

 

Does Not Know

85 (19.7)

 

No Response

33 (7.6)

Education

Primary school (approximately Grade 5)

55 (12.7)

 

School Leaving (Approximately Grades 5-6)

52 (12.0)

 

Secondary School (approximately Grades 6 and above)

83 (19.2)

 

Higher Education (Certificate/Diploma, Degree)

41 (9.5)

 

Others

15 (3.5)

 

None

186 (43.1)

Employment

Yes

131 (30.3)

 

No

301 (69.7)

  1. • * or ** Trinidadians of South Asian or African descent
  2. • §A long-term relationship where a common home is not shared, participants may live at their family of origin or independent premises