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Characteristics and social representation of ecstasy in Europe - Irefrea

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STUDY LEVEL (% on global sample; % on disco sample)COIMBRA MODENA NICE PALMA UTRECHTGlobal Disco Global Disco Global Disco Global Disco Global DiscoPrimary studies 00,0 00,0 07,7 17,0 01,5 02,0 10,0 18,9 01,4 02,2Secondary studies 29,4 50,6 28,3 51,9 27,8 41,1 26,6 47,9 16,9 28,9University studies 70,6 49,4 64,0 31,1 70,7 56,9 63,4 33,1 81,7 68,9The study level variable depends on the k<strong>in</strong>d <strong>of</strong> sample that has been recruited forthe research. As we all know, half <strong>of</strong> the sample <strong>in</strong> every town is composed by universitystudents <strong>and</strong> this expla<strong>in</strong>s the high percentage <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>dividuals with university studies <strong>in</strong>the total sample. Therefore, we consider important to <strong>in</strong>clude the study distributionamong <strong>in</strong>dividuals <strong>of</strong> disco sample.It st<strong>and</strong>s out the high percentage <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>dividuals with university studies <strong>in</strong> the discosample <strong>of</strong> Utrecht (68,9%) <strong>and</strong> Nice (56,9%), <strong>in</strong> contrast with the other three cities,where most part <strong>of</strong> the sample has secondary studies. It also st<strong>and</strong>s out the highpercentage <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>dividuals with primary studies <strong>in</strong> the disco sample <strong>of</strong> Modena <strong>and</strong>Palma de Mallorca. As we are not work<strong>in</strong>g with representative samples, it is difficult toevaluate adequately the differences among percentages. We have to consider thedifferent richness <strong>of</strong> every town, sampl<strong>in</strong>g bias, ..., <strong>and</strong> the age <strong>of</strong> every sample(Modena <strong>and</strong> Palma de Mallorca are the youngest).CURRENT OCCUPATION (% on global sample)COIMBRA MODENA NICE PALMA. UTRECHTStudy<strong>in</strong>g 58,5 61,7 36,7 48,2 24,4Study<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> work<strong>in</strong>g 20,4 15,4 19,4 25,0 36,4Work<strong>in</strong>g 19,3 18,0 34,3 21,3 33,8Military service 01,1 03,2 04,5 01,5 03,1Others 00,7 01,6 05,1 03,8 02,3The highest percentage <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>dividuals who only study is found <strong>in</strong> Modena (61,7%),followed by Coimbra (58,5%) <strong>and</strong> Palma (48,2%). The samples <strong>of</strong> Nice <strong>and</strong> Utrechthave relatively low percentages <strong>of</strong> young people who only study <strong>in</strong> comparison with theother cities. In these two cities a great number <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>dividuals are distributed between thevariables “study<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> work<strong>in</strong>g”, <strong>and</strong> “work<strong>in</strong>g”. This fact expla<strong>in</strong>s the differences <strong>of</strong>economical resources per month, <strong>and</strong> the higher proportion <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>dividuals who livealone or with a couple <strong>in</strong> comparison with Coimbra, Modena or Palma de Mallorca.47

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