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. 2014 Sep 24;24(3):693–703. doi: 10.1007/s11136-014-0793-6

Table 2.

Characteristics of the respondents

15–103 years (n = 120,709)
% n
Sex
Men 48.2 58,169
Women 51.8 62,540
Age group (years)
15–24 11.3 13,635
25–34 13.7 16,510
35–44 23.3 28,088
45–54 21.3 25,695
55–64 16.2 19,557
65–74 9.5 11,491
75–103 4.8 5,733
Region
Urban 27.7 33,447
Rural 72.3 87,262
Area
Eastern 35.1 42,305
Middle 27.5 33,175
Western 37.5 45,229
Marital status
Single 11.9 14,406
Married 79.2 95,649
Divorced 1.4 1,744
Widowed 7.1 8,605
Other 0.2 234
Missing 0.1 71
Educational level
Below primary school 15.6 18,841
Primary school 27.9 33,630
Junior middle school 35.7 43,042
Senior middle school 14.9 17,941
College and above 5.9 7,160
Missing 0.1 95
Income groups
First group (low) 22.8 27,560
Second group 21.6 26,037
Third group 18.9 22,791
Fourth group 17.7 21,417
Fifth group (high) 19.0 22,904
Occupational status
Employed 70.6 85,161
Retired 10.2 12,313
Student 4.4 5,322
Unemployed 14.6 17,627
Missing 0.2 286
EQ-5D dimension
Mobility
Moderate problems (level 2) 4.8 5,760
Severe problems (level 3) 0.4 447
Self-care
Moderate problems (level 2) 2.8 3,413
Severe problems (level 3) 0.4 522
Usual activities
Moderate problems (level 2) 4.0 4,850
Severe problems (level 3) 0.8 978
Pain/discomfort
Moderate problems 8.8 10,661
Severe problems 0.4 500
Anxiety/depression
Moderate problems (level 2) 6.0 7,287
Severe problems (level 3) 0.4 467
Mean SD
VAS score 80.1 14.1