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Table 5 Basic Characteristics of sample (Unweighted Estimates) by gender

From: Factors affecting study efficiency and item non-response in health surveys in developing countries: the Jamaica national healthy lifestyle survey

Characteristic

Total

Males

Females

Marital Status

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

   Single/Other

1084 (54.3)

394 (58.2)

690 (52.3)

   Married/Cohabiting

912 (45.7)

283 (41.8)

629 (47.7)

Highest Education Level

   

   All Age or less

982 (49.3)

372 (37.9)

305 (30.2)

   Secondary or above

1009 (50.7)

610 (62.1)

704 (69.8)

Employed Full-Time

   

   No

1174 (59.6)

343 (50.9)

831 (64.0)

   Yes

797 (40.4)

330 (49.0)

467 (36.0)

Respondent is employed

   

   No

583 (29.6)

105 (15.6)

478 (36.8)

   Yes

1389 (70.4)

568 (84.4)

821 (63.2)

Age-specific employment rates*

   

   24 yrs and under

259 (67.2)

117 (83.0)

142 (58.2)

   25 – 34 yrs

350 (74.3)

128 (91.4)

222 (67.1)

   35 – 44 yrs

316 (80.8)

120 (96.0)

196 (73.7)

   45 – 54 yrs

194 (82.2)

81 (95.3)

113 (74.8)

   55 – 64 yrs

150 (62.2)

67 (76.1)

83 (54.3)

   65 yrs and older

111 (47.4)

52 (57.8)

59 (41.0)

Subject has second occupation

   

   No

1551 (79.8)

470 (70.7)

1081 (84.5)

   Yes

393 (20.2)

195 (29.3)

198 (15.4)

Reports religious affiliation

   

   No

224 (11.1)

135 (19.9)

89 (6.7)

   Yes

1788 (88.9)

545 (80.2)

1243 (93.3)

Actively practises religion

   

   No

793 (44.2)

308 (54.7)

485 (39.3)

   Yes

1003 (55.9)

255 (45.3)

748 (60.7)

Social Status +

   

   Low

668 (33.2)

218 (32.1)

450 (33.8)

   Middle

1120 (55.7)

391 (57.5)

729 (54.7)

   High

224 (11.1)

71 (10.4)

153 (11.5)

  1. * – This gives distribution of ages among those employed; + – Interviewer's assessment