Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study sample (n = 230)
Sociodemographic characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Women | 93 (40.4) |
 Men | 137 (59.5) |
Age, years | |
 16–23 | 56 (24.3) |
 24–32 | 59 (25.6) |
 33–50 | 54 (23.4) |
 >50 | 61 (26.5) |
Country of birth | |
 West Papua | 107 (46.5) |
 Papua New Guinea | 123 (53.4) |
Settlements | |
 Hohola | 65 (28.2) |
 Rainbow | 47 (20.4) |
 Six-mile | 14 (6) |
 Eight/nine-mile | 18 (7.8) |
 Tokarara/Waigani | 33 (14.3) |
 Others | 53 (23) |
Marital status | |
 Single | 94 (40.8) |
 Married | 119 (51.7) |
 Widowed | 7 (3) |
 Separated | 10 (4.3) |
Educational attainment | |
 Primary | 210 (91.3) |
 Secondary | 132 (57.4) |
 Tertiary | 32 (13.9) |
 Vocational training | 15 (6.5) |
Employment | |
 Unemployed | 100 (43.4) |
 Government sector | 28 (12.1) |
 NGOs | 8 (3.4) |
 Fishing/farming | 15 (6.5) |
 Others | 49 (21.3) |