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Table 1 Characteristics of the survey respondents aged 18 years or older in China

From: Male and Female Adult Population Health Status in China: A Cross-Sectional National Survey

Variables

Total

N (% of 139831)

Male

N (% of 69748)

Female

N (% of 70083)

Age

   

   18–34

43055 (30.8)

21475 (30.8)

21580 (30.8)

   35–44

31770 (22.7)

15646 (22.5)

16124 (23.0)

   45–54

30023 (21.5)

15088 (21.6)

14935 (21.3)

   55–64

16942 (12.1)

8746 (12.5)

8196 (11.7)

   ≥ 65

18041 (12.9)

8793 (12.6)

9248 (13.2)

Marital status

   

   Married

112274 (80.3)

55622 (79.8)

56652 (80.8)

   Unmarried

16736 (12.0)

10324 (14.8)

6412 (9.2)

   Divorce

1584 (1.1)

938 (1.3)

646 (0.9)

   Widow

9237 (6.6)

2864 (4.1)

6373 (9.1)

Education

   

   Illiterate

27905 (20.0)

8494 (12.2)

19411 (27.7)

   Elementary school

38332 (27.4)

19374 (27.7)

18958 (27.1)

   Junior high school

45654 (32.7)

25788 (37.0)

19866 (28.3)

   Senior high school

15024 (10.7)

8787 (12.6)

6237 (8.9)

   College or university

12916 (9.2)

7305 (10.5)

5611 (8.0)

Residence area

   

   Urban

40244 (28.8)

19516 (28.0)

20728 (29.6)

   Rural

99587 (71.2)

50232 (72.0)

49355 (70.4)

Region of China

   

   East of China

48554 (34.7)

23957 (34.4)

24597 (35.1)

   Middle of China

39056 (27.9)

19541 (28.0)

19515 (27.8)

   West of China

52221 (37.4)

26250 (37.6)

25971 (37.1)