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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the clients receiving MMT

From: Mixed methods to explore factors associated with the decline of patients in the methadone maintenance treatment program in Shanghai, China

Characteristics

Total (n = 7181)

Gender, n (%)

 

 Males

5593 (77.9)

Age, n (%)

 

 15–24

175 (2.4)

 25–44

1617 (57.2)

 45–74

2900 (40.3)

Marital status, n (%)

 

 Never married/Single

4521 (63.0)

 Married /Living together

2648 (36.9)

 Others

12 (0.1)

Education, mean(SD)

 

 ≤ middle school

4696 (65.4)

 High school /Technical secondary school

2290 (31.9)

 ≥ college

195 (2.7)

Employment, n (%)

 

 Unemployed

5850 (81.5)