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Table 2 Age and Sex Distribution of sample (Actual & Weighted*) and the Jamaican Population

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

 

Sample

Jamaica Population

 

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

 

Unwtd

Wtd

Unwtd

Wtd

Unwtd

Wtd

   
 

n(%)

%

n(%)

%

n(%)

%

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

15–24

142(21.0)

28.7

249(18.8)

27.5

391(19.5)

28.1

231449(28.3)

236408(27.5)

467857(27.9)

25–34

140(20.7)

26.1

338(25.5)

25.8

478(23.9)

25.9

193240(23.6)

211237(24.6)

404477(24.1)

35–44

126(18.6)

20.0

273(20.6)

19.6

399(19.9)

19.8

163930(20.0)

176453(20.6)

340383(20.3)

45–54

85(12.6)

11.1

153(11.5)

12.4

238(11.9)

11.8

105526(12.9)

105414(12.3)

210940(12.6)

55–64

89(13.1)

7.7

159(12.0)

8.5

248(12.4)

8.1

70473(8.6)

70455(8.2)

140928(8.4)

65–74

95(14.0)

6.4

153(11.5)

6.1

248(12.4)

6.3

53757(6.6)

58214(6.8)

111971(6.7)

Total

677

 

1325

 

2002

 

818375

858181

1676556

  1. Unwtd = Unweighted; Wtd = Weighted
  2. * Weighted proportions were derived using post-stratification weights based on 5-year age-gender categories.