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. 2015 Dec 8;5(Suppl 2):S3–S8. doi: 10.1038/ijosup.2015.12

Table 2. ISCOLE country socioeconomic indicators and country-specific sample income levels.

Country (site) 2011 Human Development Index ISCOLE sample income levels: Within-country (%)a and Country currency range
    L1 (ISO code)b L2 L3 L4
Australia 0.929 23.9% 30.2% 24.5% 21.4%
    ⩽$49 999 (AUD) $50 000–89 999 $90 000–139 999 ⩾$140 000
Brazil 0.718 38.4 24.4 21.5 15.7
    ⩽R$19 620 (BRL) R$19 621–32 700 R$32 701–58 860 >R$58 860
Canada 0.908 19.7 28.1 14.3 37.9
    ⩽$59 999 (CAN) $60 000–109 999 $110 000–139 999 >$140 000
China 0.687 19.8 19.5 28.5 32.2
    <¥20 000 (CNY) ¥20 000–39 999 ¥40 000–79 999 >¥80 000
Colombia 0.710 35.0 24.8 17.7 22.6
    ⩽$8 400 000 (COP) $8 400 001–12 000 000 $12 000 001–18 000 000 >$18 000 000
Finland 0.882 20.7 19.8 19.5 40.1
    ⩽€39 999 (EUR) €40 000–59 999 €60 000–79 999 >€80 000
India 0.547 23.5 19.9 18.7 38.0
    ⩽Rs239 999 (INR) Rs240 000–479 999 Rs480 000–719 999 >Rs720 000
Kenya 0.509 23.2 25.1 22.6 29.1
    ⩽Ksh121 991 (KES) Ksh121 992–466 727 Ksh466 728–1 199 999 >Ksh1 200 000
Portugal 0.809 20.8 30.8 27.7 20.6
    <€6000 (EUR) €6000–11 999 €12 000–23 999 >€24 000
South Africa 0.619 50.4 21.4 16.1 12.1
    <R11 500 (ZAR) R11 500–30 000 R30 001–300 000 >R300 000
United Kingdom 0.863 27.0 28.7 23.3 21.0
    ⩽£19 999 (GBP) £20 000–39 999 £40 000–59 999 >£60 000
United States 0.910 20.3 31.1 27.2 21.4
    <$10 000 (USD) $10 000–49 999 $50 000–139 999 >$140 000

Abbreviations: ISCOLE, International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment; ISO, International Organization for Standardization.

a

Across imputed data sets (m=5).

b

ISO 4217 standard currency codes.