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Table 2 Background characteristics of respondents (N = 38)

From: Pain, instability, and familial discord: a qualitative study into women who use drugs in Malaysia

Characteristic

Percentage (%)

Age (median age = 31 years old)

 Younger than 30

44.8

 30–40

31.5

 40–50

18.4

 Older than 50

5.3

Age of first illicit drug use

 

 Younger than 18

31.5

 18–25

34.2

 25–30

15.7

 Older than 30

2.6

 Unknown

16.0

Educational status

 

 Never schooled

2.7

 Completed primary school

55.2

 Completed secondary school

36.8

 Completed tertiary education

0

 Unknown

5.3

Marital status

 

 Never married

18.4

 Married

39.4

 Separated

0

 Divorced

23.6

 Widowed

0

 Unknown

18.6

Has a child/children

50

Place of residence

 

 Urban

71

 Rural

10

 Unknown

19