Table 2.
Demographic characteristics between two waves in 2011 and 2015
| Baseline wave in 2011 (11847) | Third wave in 2015 (13013) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | 0.4989 | ||
| Female | 6336 (53.48%) | 7019 (53.94%) | |
| Male | 5511 (46.52%) | 5994 (46.06%) | |
| Age group, n (%) | < 0.0001 | ||
| 45–50 | 2472 (20.87%) | 2143 (16.47%) | |
| 51–55 | 1914 (16.16%) | 2092 (16.08%) | |
| 56–60 | 2418 (20.41%) | 2071 (15.91%) | |
| 61–65 | 1886 (15.92%) | 2357 (18.11%) | |
| 66–70 | 1288 (10.87%) | 1741 (13.38%) | |
| ≥ 71 | 1868 (15.77%) | 2609 (20.05%) | |
| Marital Status, n (%) | 0.909 | ||
| Marrieda | 9787 (82.62%) | 10,744 (82.56%) | |
| Abnormal Statusb | 2059 (17.38%) | 2269 (17.44%) | |
| Residence, n (%) | 0.0128 | ||
| Rural | 7529 (63.56%) | 8007 (62.03%) | |
| Urban | 4317 (36.44%) | 4902 (37.97%) | |
| Region, n (%) | < 0.0001 | ||
| North-east | 847 (7.15%) | 938 (7.27%) | |
| North | 1675 (14.14%) | 1676 (12.98%) | |
| North west | 955 (8.06%) | 1022 (7.92%) | |
| East | 3634 (30.68%) | 4359 (33.76%) | |
| South-central | 2661 (22.46%) | 2840 (21.99%) | |
| South-west | 2074 (17.51%) | 2077 (16.08%) |
amarried with spouse present; bmarried but not living with spouse temporarily for reasons such as work, separated, divorced, widowed and never married