Table 1 Percent distribution of respondent sociodemographic characteristics, by country and multi-country pooled data, SAGE Wave 1
| Â | China | Ghana | India | Mexico | Russia | South Africa | Pooled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 13,157) | (n = 4,305) | (n = 6,560) | (n = 2,318) | (n = 3,938) | (n = 3,836) | (n = 34,114) | |
| Â | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
50-59 | 44.9 | 39.7 | 48.6 | 48.1 | 44.1 | 49.9 | 45.8 |
60-69 | 31.9 | 27.5 | 30.9 | 25.6 | 26.7 | 30.6 | 29.7 |
70-79 | 18.6 | 23.1 | 16 | 17.8 | 21.4 | 14 | 18.7 |
80+ | 4.6 | 9.7 | 4.5 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Men | 49.8 | 52.4 | 51 | 46.8 | 41.9 | 44.1 | 47.2 |
Women | 50.2 | 47.6 | 49 | 53.2 | 58.1 | 55.9 | 52.8 |
Residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Urban | 47.3 | 41.1 | 28.9 | 78.8 | 70.1 | 64.9 | 50.4 |
Rural | 52.7 | 58.9 | 71.1 | 21.2 | 29.9 | 35.1 | 49.6 |
Education level | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No formal education | 23.1 | 54 | 51.2 | 17.2 | 0.5 | 25.2 | 23.8 |
Less than primary | 18.9 | 10.4 | 10 | 38.4 | 1.2 | 24 | 10.1 |
Primary school completed | 21 | 10.9 | 14.8 | 24 | 5.3 | 22.4 | 13.5 |
Secondary school completed | 19.9 | 4 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 17.9 | 14.2 | 16 |
High school completed | 12.6 | 17.1 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 54.3 | 8.4 | 26.2 |
College completed | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 20.7 | 3.9 | 9.9 |
Post graduate degree completed | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 |
Income quintile* | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Lowest | 16.3 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 15.3 | 13.3 | 20.7 | 15.9 |
Second | 18.1 | 19.1 | 19.5 | 24.7 | 17.1 | 19.9 | 18.2 |
Third | 20.5 | 20.5 | 18.8 | 16.8 | 19.6 | 18.2 | 19.6 |
Fourth | 23.4 | 20.7 | 19.6 | 16.6 | 22.1 | 19.8 | 21.7 |
Highest | 21.8 | 21.6 | 23.9 | 26.6 | 27.8 | 21.3 | 24.5 |