Table 1 Socioeconomic characteristics of the study population (N = 1178) -NCD survey, 2016
Variable | Percentage (%) | Frequency (N) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Male | 30.9 | 364 |
 Female | 69.1 | 813 |
Missing | Â | 1 |
Age in years | ||
  < 24 | 26.4 | 270 |
 25–34 | 29.5 | 302 |
 35–44 | 19.2 | 196 |
 45–54 | 12.7 | 130 |
 55–64 | 7.3 | 75 |
 65+ years | 4.9 | 50 |
Missing | Â | 155 |
Locality Type | ||
 Cities/Towns | 30.2 | 355 |
 Urban Villages | 45.4 | 534 |
 Rural Settlements | 24.5 | 288 |
Missing | Â | 1 |
Marital Status | ||
 Never Married | 73.8 | 864 |
 Currently married | 17 | 199 |
 Formerly married | 9.2 | 108 |
Missing | Â | 7 |
Highest Level of Education Attained | ||
 Primary or Less | 35.5 | 410 |
 Junior Secondary | 27.2 | 314 |
 Senior Secondary | 17.3 | 200 |
 Tertiary & Over | 19.9 | 230 |
Missing | Â | 24 |
Work Status in past 12 months | ||
 Public Sector | 10.5 | 122 |
 Private Sector | 15.7 | 182 |
 Self Employed | 11.2 | 130 |
 Not Employed | 37.5 | 436 |
 Homemaker-Student | 18.8 | 218 |
 Retired-Other | 6.4 | 74 |
Missing | Â | 16 |
Wealth status | ||
 Lowest | 19.9 | 234 |
 Second | 20.1 | 237 |
 Middle | 19.9 | 235 |
 Fourth | 20.1 | 237 |
 Highest | 19.9 | 235 |
Missing |  | – |
Overall | Â | 1178 |