Table 2.

Socio-Demographic and Health Profile of Respondents.

Variable	Frequency (%, n)
Sex (n = 2,943)
Male	48.0 (1,412)
Female	52.0 (1,531)
Age groups (n = 2,919)
60-69	44.2 (1,291)
70-79	33.8 (986)
≥80	22.0 (642)
Highest education (n = 2,920)
None	5.7 (166)
Primary	72.0 (2,102)
Secondary	12.4 (362)
Post secondary	9.9 (290)
Residence (n = 2,912)
Rural	25.7 (748)
Urban	74.3 (2,164)
Union status (n = 2,928)
In union	37.2 (1,088)
No union	62.8 (1,840)
Retirement status (n = 2,898)
Retired	75.9 (2,198)
Not retired	24.2 (700)
Health insurance (n = 2,943)
Yes	22.6 (664)
No	77.4 (2,279)
Seen health professional <12 months (n = 2,903)
Yes	83.9 (2,436)
No	16.1 (467)
Routine source of care (n = 2,803)
Yes	93.0 (2,606)
No	7.0 (197)
Type of regular provider (n = 2,606)
Private only	46.2 (1,203)
Public only	40.7 (1,060)
Public and private	13.2 (343)
Presence of chronic conditions
Hypertension (n = 2,934)	61.4 (1,800)
Diabetes (n = 2,925)	26.2 (767)
CHD (n = 2,913)	5.5 (159)
Cancer (n = 2,906)	5.0 (146)

Note. Conditions are doctor-diagnosed self-reports. CHD = coronary heart disease.