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Table 3 Sample characteristics

From: Motivations for entering and remaining in volunteer service: findings from a mixed-method survey among HIV caregivers in Zambia

    

N

Gender

    

Male

Female

   

304 (40%)

454 (60%)

  

758 (100%)

Residence

    

Lusaka

Chongwe

Mpika

  

406 (54%)

186 (24%)

166 (22%)

 

758 (100%)

Age

    

 Mean (SD): 43 (11.7)

  

756 (99.7%)a

 Median: 43

    

 Min–Max: 18–81

    

Marital status

    

Married/cohabiting

Divorced/separated

Widowed

Never married

 

505 (67%)

55 (7%)

153 (20%)

45 (6%)

758 (100%)

Education

    

 Mean (SD): 8 (3.6)

   

758 (100%)

 Median: 8

    

 Min–Max: 0–18

    

Standard of living (SOL) (9 household indicators)

 

 Mean (SD): 4.4 (1.85)

 

736 (97%)b

 Median: 4

  

 Min–Max: 1–9

  
  1. aExcludes two individuals who did not know their age.
  2. bExcludes 22 cases with missing data on 1 or more SOL items.