Table 2 Baseline sociodemographic characteristics
Female | Male | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 1,506) | (N = 307) | (N = 1,813) | ||
Age | M | 49.18 | 50.97 | 49.48 |
SD | 11.45 | 10.67 | 11.34 | |
Range | 18–87 | 28–82 | 18–87 | |
Age groups | 18–30 years | 6.0 % | 2.0 % | 5.3 % |
31–40 years | 15.8 % | 11.7 % | 15.1 % | |
41–50 years | 31.1 % | 36.8 % | 32.0 % | |
51–60 years | 33.5 % | 33.9 % | 33.5 % | |
61–70 years | 9.8 % | 10.7 % | 10.0 % | |
>71 years | 3.9 % | 4.9 % | 4.0 % | |
Education | No school leaving certificate | 0.6 % | 0.3 % | 0.6 % |
9 yrs. of education | 21.6 % | 28.3 % | 22.7 % | |
10 yrs. of education | 46.9 % | 32.2 % | 44.4 % | |
≥ 12 yrs. of education | 30.9 % | 39.1 % | 32.3 % | |
Marital status | Married | 57.6 % | 64.6 % | 58.9 % |
Single | 19.1 % | 22.3 % | 19.7 % | |
Divorced | 16.3 % | 11.1 % | 15.5 % | |
Widowed | 5.4 % | 0.7 % | 4.6 % | |
Common law | 1.3 % | 1.3 % | 1.3 % | |
Living with spouse or partner | Yes | 67.8 % | 73.9 % | 68.8 % |
No | 30.8 % | 26.1 % | 30.0 % |