Table 1 Sociodemographic and other characteristics of former political detainees and control subjects1
Variables | Political detainees (n = 59) | Control subjects (n = 39) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | n.s. |
   Male | 98% (58) | 92% (36) |  |
   Female | 2% (1) | 8% (3) |  |
Highest education level | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
   Primary school | 0% (0) | 8% (3) |  |
   Secondary school | 2% (1) | 28% (11) |  |
   High school | 25% (15) | 28% (11) |  |
   Technical college | 15% (9) | 10% (4) |  |
   University | 58% (34) | 26% (10) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | n.s |
   Single | 3% (2) | 0% (0) |  |
   Married | 83% (49) | 87% (34) |  |
   Divorced | 2% (1) | 3% (1) |  |
   Widowed | 12% (7) | 10% (4) |  |
Occupational status | Â | Â | n.s. |
   Employed | 14% (8) | 23% (9) |  |
   Retired | 86% (51) | 77% (30) |  |
WWII veterans | 17% (10) | 18% (7) | n.s. |
Psychiatric history of the family | 14% (8) | 18% (7) | n.s. |
Former psychiatric illness | 3% (2) | 10% (4) | n.s. |
Other traumas | 3.4 (1.5) | 2.8 (1.3) | n.s. |
   War zone exposure | 86% (51) | 82% (32) | n.s. |
   Accident | 61% (36) | 59% (23) | n.s. |
   Natural disaster | 46% (27) | 49% (19) | n.s. |
   Witnessing injury | 31% (18) | 23% (9) | n.s. |
   Sexual abuse | 2% (1) | 0% (0) | n.s. |
   Physical assault | 59% (35) | 21% (18) | < 0.001 |
   Trauma that happened to someone close | 56% (33) | 44% (17) | n.s. |