Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of studied groups (individuals with substance use disorders and healthy control group)
From: Assessing emotional intelligence domains and levels in substance use disorders
Variables | Individuals with substance use disorders n = 50 | Healthy control group n = 50 | Chi or t value | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | |||
Age: (mean ± SD) | 28.32 ± 8.17 | 29.10 ± 6.25 | − 0.536 | 0.593 | ||
 < 30 | 35 | 70.0 | 28 | 56.0 |  |  |
 ≥ 30 | 15 | 30.0 | 22 | 44.0 | 2.102 | 0.147 |
Residence | ||||||
 Rural | 18 | 36.0 | 16 | 32.0 | 0.178 | 0.673 |
 Urban | 32 | 64.0 | 34 | 68.0 |  |  |
Levels of education | ||||||
 Read and write | 9 | 18.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 4.026 | 0.259 |
 Preparatory | 12 | 24.0 | 8 | 16.0 |  |  |
 Secondary | 23 | 46.0 | 25 | 50.0 |  |  |
 University | 6 | 12.0 | 12 | 24.0 |  |  |
Marital status | ||||||
 Single | 26 | 52.0 | 23 | 46.0 | 0.360 | 0.548 |
 Married | 24 | 48.0 | 27 | 54.0 |  |  |
Occupation | ||||||
 Manual workers | 40 | 80.0 | 32 | 64.0 | 3.175 | 0.075 |
 Employee | 10 | 20.0 | 18 | 36.0 |  |  |
Family socioeconomic status | Â | Â | Â | Â | 4.149 | 0.126 |
 Very low | 26 | 52.0 | 17 | 34.0 |  |  |
 Low | 18 | 36.0 | 28 | 56.0 |  |  |
 Middle | 6 | 12.0 | 5 | 10.0 |  |  |