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. 2016 Oct 21;72(1):38–50. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbw139

Table 1.

Characteristics of the HAALSI Main Study Sample and the Cognition Subsample

Full sample, N = 5,059 Cognition subsample, N = 1,402
n % n %
Sex
 Male 2,345 46.4 508 36.2
 Female 2,714 53.7 894 63.8
Age
 40–49 918 18.2 291 20.8
 50–59 1,410 27.9 481 34.3
 60–69 1,304 25.8 362 25.8
 70–79 878 17.4 268 19.1
 80+ 549 10.9 0 0.0
Education level
 No formal education 2,306 45.7 542 38.7
 Some primary (1–7 years) 1,614 32.0 543 38.8
 Some secondary (8–11 years) 537 10.7 167 11.9
 Secondary or more (12+ years) 585 11.6 147 10.5
Marital status
 Never married 290 5.7 74 5.3
 Separated/divorced 650 12.9 206 14.7
 Widowed 1,540 30.5 376 26.8
 Currently married/cohabitating 2,575 50.9 746 53.2
Household size
 Living alone 534 10.6 129 9.2
 Living with 1 other person 538 10.6 129 9.2
 Living in 3–6 person household 2,438 48.2 692 49.4
 Living in 7+ person household 1,549 30.6 452 32.2
Employment
 Employed (part or full time) 805 16.0 180 12.9
 Not working 3,719 73.7 1,047 74.7
 Homemaker 521 10.3 174 12.4
Wealth index
 Quintile 1 (lowest) 950 18.8 250 17.8
 Quintile 2 979 19.3 273 19.5
 Quintile 3 1,158 22.9 337 24.0
 Quintile 4 977 19.3 274 19.5
 Quintile 5 (highest) 995 19.7 268 19.2
Alcohol use
 Currently drinks (in last 30 days) 1,171 23.2 265 18.9
ADLs
 Has any ADL disability 456 9.0 76 5.4
Depression
 CESD Score 0 511 10.4 142 10.1
 CESD Score 1 2,362 47.9 649 46.3
 CESD Score 2 1,128 22.9 357 25.5
 CESD Score 3 or higher 928 18.8 254 18.1

Note: Not shown: 17 missing education level, 4 missing marital status, 14 missing employment status, 3 missing alcohol use, 130 missing depression score in full sample; and 3 missing education level, 1 missing employment status, in subsample. In the full sample, 231 missing wealth index were assigned village mean wealth, 56 missing wealth index were assigned village mean wealth in subsample.