TABLE 2—
Sample Characteristics by Area of Residence and Gender: 40 Low- and Middle-Income Countries Included in the World Health Survey, 2002–2003
| Characteristic | Total (n = 200 796), Mean ±SE or % (SE) | Urban Men (n = 44 253), Mean ±SE or % (SE) | Urban Women (n = 56 201), Mean ±SE or % (SE) | Rural Men (n = 45 914), Mean ±SE or % (SE) | Rural Women (n = 54 427), Mean ±SE or % (SE) |
| Age, y | 35.63 ±0.07 | 35.43 ±0.12 | 36.22 ±0.12 | 35.25 ±0.13 | 35.70 ±0.14 |
| Years of educational attainment | 6.56 ±0.03 | 8.91 ±0.05 | 8.09 ±0.05 | 5.89 ±0.07 | 4.03 ±0.05 |
| Continuous household permanent income value | −0.4 ±0.00 | 0.25 ±0.01 | 0.23 ±0.01 | −0.24 ±0.01 | −0.28 ±0.01 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Currently married | 61.52 (0.11) | 56.66 (0.24) | 55.37 (0.22) | 67.19 (0.23) | 67.03 (0.21) |
| Never married | 20.92 (0.09) | 29.12 (0.23) | 20.03 (0.17) | 23.07 (0.21) | 13.35 (0.16) |
| Othera | 17.56 (0.09) | 14.22 (0.18) | 24.60 (0.19) | 9.74 (0.14) | 19.62 (0.18) |
| Self-rated health status | |||||
| Good or excellent | 65.15 (0.11) | 70.86 (0.22) | 60.79 (0.21) | 69.12 (0.22) | 61.64 (0.21) |
| Moderate | 27.62 (0.10) | 24.37 (0.21) | 31.68 (0.20) | 24.46 (0.20) | 28.74 (0.20) |
| Bad or very bad | 7.23 (0.06) | 4.77 (0.10) | 7.53 (0.11) | 6.41 (0.12) | 9.62 (0.13) |
| Level of difficulty moving around in past 30 d | |||||
| No or mild difficulty | 86.43 (0.08) | 90.76 (0.14) | 85.96 (0.15) | 87.62 (0.15) | 82.39 (0.16) |
| Moderate difficulty | 9.30 (0.07) | 6.85 (0.12) | 9.80 (0.13) | 8.35 (0.13) | 11.59 (0.14) |
| Extreme or severe difficulty | 4.27 (0.05) | 2.40 (0.07) | 4.24 (0.09) | 4.03 (0.09) | 6.02 (0.10) |
| Currently smokes any tobacco products | |||||
| No | 75.21 (0.10) | 60.35 (0.24) | 87.58 (0.14) | 58.16 (0.23) | 88.89 (0.14) |
| Yes | 24.29 (0.10) | 39.04 (0.23) | 12.10 (0.14) | 41.16 (0.23) | 10.68 (0.13) |
Note. Distributions were weighted by probability of selection weights.
a
Separated, divorced, widowed, or cohabiting.