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Table 2 Sources of income by IDUs and Non-IDUs (Multiple responses N = 399)

From: Changes in time-use and drug use by young adults in poor neighbourhoods of Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina, after the political transitions of 2001-2002: Results of a survey

 

IDUs

Non-IDUs

Total

Frequency of Sources of Income

Count of response

(N = 89)

Pct of Cases

(N = 68)

Count of response

(N = 310)

Pct of Cases

(N = 234)

Count of responses

(N = 399)

Pct of Cases

(N = 302)

Temporary jobs

46

67.6%

115

49%

161

53.3%

Social plans for unemployed heads of the household

17

25%

67

28.6%

84

28%

Fixed or stable work

7

10.3%

48

20.5%

55

18%

Supported by their parents

10

14.7%

73

31%

83

27.5%

Illegal activities: theft, drug sales, sex work

9

13%

7

3%

16

5.5%

  1. Note: The frequency and percentages that indicate the sources of income were obtained from a table of multiple responses