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TABLE 6. Use <strong>of</strong> inhalants, Colombia, 1992: Estimated incidence rate
per 10,000 person-years by marital status.
Marital status
Common-law marriage (1)
Single (2)
Separated/divorced (3)
Married (4)
Significant differences*
1
2
3
4
* *
*
1 2 3 4
Incidence Odds
rate + ratio
178 8.9**
93 4.7”
34 1.7*
20 1 .0**
KEY: + = adjusted by age; * = significant difference.
suggest that the incidence rate among women when adjusted for age
(73 per 10,000 person-years) was higher than that <strong>of</strong> men (64 per 10,000
person-years).
Other results, as shown in table 7, indicate that the incidence <strong>of</strong> the risk <strong>of</strong>
inhalant abuse was found to be significantly higher among high school
students than university students after age adjustments were made. The
survey results also indicate that occupational level was another important
variable related to the inhalant-using behavior <strong>of</strong> Colombians. The
results suggest that the highest rate <strong>of</strong> incidence, adjusted for age and sex,
was among those who did not work, and the lowest rates were among
students and working persons. Nevertheless, as shown in table 7, none <strong>of</strong>
the differences were statistically significant. Insufficient data were
available for people <strong>of</strong> independent means and for retired people to draw
any conclusions.
Also, as shown in table 7, socioeconomic status and level <strong>of</strong> urbanization
were not found to be significantly related to incidence <strong>of</strong> inhalant abuse.
The results do suggest that the risk for use was higher among low-income
individuals living in large urban areas than among higher income
brackets living in smaller urban areas and in other income levels.
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