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Table 1 Demographics

From: Small scale migration along the interoceanic highway in Madre de Dios, Peru: an exploration of community perceptions and dynamics due to migration

 

Sample

N = 522

Non-Migrant

N = 202

Migrant

N = 320

P-value

Age, mean (SD)

36.0 (0.6)

40.6 (1.0)

33.0 (0.6)

< 0.001

Female, no. (%)

371 (71.1%)

133 (65.8%)

238 (74.4%)

0.036

Civil Status

   

0.088

 Cohabitating/married

406 (77.8%)

151 (74.7%)

255 (79.7%)

 

 Separated/widowed/divorced

60 (11.5%)

31 (15.3%)

29 (9.1%)

 

 Single

56 (10.7%)

20 (9.9%)

36 (11.3%)

 
 

Sample

N = 510

Non-Migrant

N = 196

Migrant

N = 314

P-value

Occupation

   

0.203

 Forestry

157 (30.8%)

63 (32.1%)

94 (29.9%)

 

 Agriculture/farming

148 (29.0%)

47 (24.0%)

101 (32.1%)

 

 Commerce

45 (8.8%)

18 (9.2%)

27 (8.6%)

 

 Transport

40 (7.8%)

15 (7.7%)

25 (8.0%)

 

 Construction/mechanic

39 (7.7%)

13 (6.6%)

26 (8.3%)

 

 Household activities

23 (4.5%)

13 (6.6%)

10 (3.2%)

 

 Management/professional

15 (2.9%)

5 (2.5%)

10 (3.2%)

 

 Other

43 (8.4%)

22 (11.2%)

21 (6.7%)