Table 1.

Distribution of Low and High Income Adequacy, Self-Rated Health, and Quality of Life for Older (≥50 years) Participants in Each Country, SAGE Wave 1 (2007/2010)

	Income adequacy	Self-rated health	Quality of life
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
China, total N	12,772	12,955	12,754
Low	6,284 (49%)	8,582 (66%)	8,431 (66%)
High	6,488 (51%)	4,373 (34%)	4,323 (34%)
Ghana, total N	4,256	4,301	4,269
Low	3,988 (94%)	2,555 (59%)	3,000 (70%)
High	268 (6%)	1,746 (41%)	1,269 (30%)
India, total N	6,554	6,559	6,547
Low	5,132 (78%)	4,727 (72%)	4,367 (67%)
High	1,422 (22%)	1,832 (28%)	2,180 (33%)
Mexico, total N	2,206	2,211	2,203
Low	1,820 (83%)	1,378 (62%)	1,074 (49%)
High	386 (17%)	833 (38%)	1,129 (51%)
Russia, total N	3,845	3,919	3,817
Low	2,400 (62%)	3,426 (87%)	2,989 (78%)
High	1,445 (38%)	493 (13%)	828 (22%)
South Africa, total N	3,565	3,758	3,624
Low	3,154 (88%)	2,298 (61%)	2,408 (66%)
High	411 (12%)	1,460 (39%)	1,216 (34%)
Total (N)	n = 33,198	n = 33,703	n = 33,214