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. 2020 Jan 23;20:99. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7841-7

Table 1.

Weighted sample characteristics across six countries

Socio-demographics China (n = 12,837) % Russia (n = 3682) % India (n = 6551) % Ghana (n = 4273) % South Africa (n = 3609) % Mexico (N = 2193) %
Sex
 Male 49.8 39.1 51.0 52.3 43.9 46.7
 Female 50.2 60.9 49.0 47.7 56.1 53.3
Age group
 50–59 years 45.2 45.2 48.6 39.8 49.6 49.1
 60–69 years 32.0 24.7 30.9 27.5 31.0 25.7
 70–79 years 18.5 21.6 16.0 23.1 13.9 17.9
  ≥ 80 years 4.3 8.5 4.5 9.6 5.5 7.3
Marital status
 Never married/ Separated/ Divorced/ Widowed 14.6 41.6 23.1 40.8 44.0 27.1
 Currently married/ Cohabiting 85.4 58.4 76.9 59.2 56.0 72.9
Education level
 Never been to school 22.3 0.7 51.2 54.0 23.6 17.3
 Secondary school and lower 60.4 26.9 35.0 25.3 61.9 72.2
 High school (or equivalent) completed 12.8 54.2 8.6 17.2 8.7 2.4
 College and above 4.6 18.3 5.1 3.6 5.8 8.1
Place of residence
 Urban 47.7 72.7 28.9 41.1 65.2 78.4
 Rural 52.3 27.3 71.1 58.9 34.8 21.6
Income quintiles (within country)
 Lowest 16.1 16.1 18.2 18.3 20.0 15.3
 Second 18.0 19.6 19.5 19.1 20.0 25.0
 Middle 20.3 19.0 18.8 20.6 18.8 16.4
 Fourth 23.6 20.8 19.6 20.6 20.0 16.6
 Highest 22.0 24.4 23.9 21.4 21.2 26.7
Working status
 Not working 56.4 59.8 56.9 30.9 69.7 62.6
 Still working 43.6 40.2 43.1 69.1 30.3 37.4

Note: Weighted estimates