Table 6 Non-Response Rates (%) to Questions by Categories

   Level of Education

0.8

0.2

1.1

0.4

1.2

   Employment status

1.4

0.6

1.9

1.4

1.5

   Possession of second occupation

3.4

2.2

4.0

2.8

4.1

   Religious affiliation

1.2

1.0

1.3

1.0

1.6

Family's Medical History

Total

Males

Females

Rural Residents

Urban Residents

   Mother's history of hypertension

6.6

6.9

6.4

7.0

6.0

   Father's history of hypertension

9.3

9.0

9.5

9.0

9.7

   Mother's history of diabetes

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.0

   Father's history of diabetes

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.0

Own Medical History

Total

Males

Females

Rural Residents

Urban Residents

   Time of last BP measurement

1.6

2.4

1.2

1.0

2.3*

   Told suffering hypertension

1.7

2.7

1.2*

1.6

1.8

   Told suffering diabetes

1.4

1.3

1.4

0.9

2.0*

   Told had heart attack

1.0

0.6

1.2

0.4

1.7**

   Told suffered stroke

0.8

0.6

0.8

0.3

1.2*

   Told suffering cancer

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.1

2.4*

Social Amenities

Total

Males

Females

Rural Residents

Urban Residents

   Type of toilet facilities

0.6

0.2

0.8

0.1

1.1**

   Household size (persons)

0.7

0.4

0.8

0.3

1.0*

   No of rooms in house

1.0

1.0

1.0

0.6

1.5*

   Income

30.3

27.9

31.5

28.8

32.0

Sexual Practices

Total

Males

Females

Rural Residents

Urban Residents

   Sexually active in the past year

1.3

0.9

1.5

1.7

0.9

   Ever had sexually transmitted disease

1.3

0.8

1.6

1.8

0.8*

   Frequency of intercourse

9.4

6.7

10.8**

9.7

8.9

   Usually uses condom

8.6

4.2

10.8**

8.6

8.6

   Number of sex partners in previous year

23.1

15.8

26.8**

21.0

25.4*

   Sexually active in the past year

1.3

0.9

1.5

1.7

0.9