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Table 2 Volunteer baseline socio-demographic characteristics by gender

From: Aims, design and preliminary findings of the Hellenic National Nutrition and Health Survey (HNNHS)

 

Males

Females

N

%

N

%

1943

42.5

2629

57.5

Age

 0–19

426

21.9

443

16.9

 20–64a

1259

64.8

1805

68.7

20–39

797

41.0

1040

39.6

40–65

462

23.8

765

29.1

 65+

258

13.3

381

14.5

Marital status

 Unmarried

841

43.3

1012

38.5

 Married

998

51.4

1217

46.3

 Cohabitation agreement

2

0.1

2

0.1

 Widower

43

2.2

241

9.2

 Divorced

47

2.4

127

4.8

 Separated

10

0.5

23

0.9

 Don’t know

1

0

 Refused

4

0.2

Educational level

 No or little education

25

1.6

90

4

 Primary school

128

8.2

224

9.9

 Gymnasium

81

5.2

99

4.4

 Lyceum

418

26.7

621

27.3

 Technical school

133

8.5

57

2.5

 Private college (Post Lyceum)

114

7.3

204

9

 University degree (AEI)

336

21.5

517

22.7

 University degree (TEI)

144

9.2

219

9.6

 Master’s degree

109

7

188

8.3

 PhD

31

2

22

1

 Refused

4

0.3

3

0.1

Net monthly income (€)

 ≤ 300

76

3.9

106

4

 301–650

148

7.6

285

10.8

 651–850

171

8.8

264

10

 851–1050

237

12.2

283

10.8

 1051–1250

172

8.9

236

9

 1251–1500

178

9.2

237

9

 1501–1900

222

11.4

264

10

 1901–2400

183

9.4

231

8.8

 2401–3800

177

9.1

202

7.7

 > 3801

51

2.6

59

2.2

 Don’t know

122

6.3

214

8.1

 Refused

204

10.5

246

9.4

Health insurance

 Uninsured

156

8

162

6.2

 Insured, private

91

4.7

105

4

 Insured, public

1511

77.8

2071

78.8

 Insured, both private and public

157

8.1

252

9.6

 Don’t know

10

0.5

20

0.8

 Refused

4

0.2

3

0.1

  1. aThe sampled population (N%) in the age group 20–64, was further categorized to 20–39 years and 40–65 to cross-reference with further analysis performed in these sub-categories