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. 2023 Jun 23;15(13):2853. doi: 10.3390/nu15132853

Table 1.

Sample description (n = 1572).

Variables n %
Gender Female 974 62.0
Male 598 38.0
Age (years) 18–29 169 10.8
30–39 199 12.7
40–49 271 17.2
50–59 307 19.5
60–69 356 22.6
70 years and older 270 17.2
Residence Urban 736 46.8
Rural 833 53.0
Missing 3 0.2
Educational
attainment
Without formal education 8 0.5
Elementary school 70 4.5
Middle school 257 16.3
High school/Professional school 699 44.5
Post-secondary school 155 9.9
University 330 21.0
Missing/Not wanting to respond 53 3.4
Job status Worker 699 44.5
Job-seeking unemployed 46 2.9
Pension or on social welfare 675 42.9
Student 61 3.9
Homemaker 87 5.5
Missing/Not wanting to respond 4 0.3
Parental status Parent 1276 81.2
Non-parent 296 18.8
Marital status Currently married 1079 68.6
Never married 203 12.9
Widowed 226 14.4
Separated or divorced 45 2.9
Cohabiting 15 1.0
Missing/Not wanting to respond 4 0.3