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Table 5 Selected baseline socio-demographic characteristics among the participants of the UAE Heath Future pilot study, by sex. (N = 491)

From: The UAE healthy future study: a pilot for a prospective cohort study of 20,000 United Arab Emirates nationals

 

Gender

Male

Female

N

%

N

%

Age Group

< 25

98

29.5

59

37.1

25–34

104

31.3

55

34.6

35–44

81

24.4

29

18.2

45–54

37

11.1

12

7.5

> 55

12

3.6

4

2.5

Education

Illiterate

7

2.2

1

0.7

Primary school

41

13.1

5

3.3

Secondary school

133

42.5

71

46.4

University

105

33.5

68

44.4

Postgraduate

13

4.2

4

2.6

Prefer not to answer

10

3.2

2

1.3

None of the above

4

1.3

2

1.3

Marital status

Single

107

34.2

81

52.9

Married

196

62.6

57

37.3

Divorced

10

3.2

12

7.8

Widowed

0

0.0

3

2.0

Employment status

Paid or self-employed

163

52.1

62

40.5

Retired

12

3.8

1

0.7

Looking after home or family

41

13.1

23

15.0

Unable sickness or disability

0

0.0

0

0.0

Unemployed

10

3.2

17

11.1

Unpaid or voluntary

3

1.0

0

0.0

Student

22

7.0

22

14.4

Prefer not to answer

33

10.5

16

10.5

None of the above

29

9.3

12

7.8