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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants

From: Perceived social support and diet quality among ethnic minority groups in Yunnan Province, Southwestern China: a cross-sectional study

 

N

%

Sex (%)

 Men

1496

42.0

 Women

2068

58.0

Age in years (%)

 18–34

721

20.2

 35–44

774

21.7

 45–59

1268

35.6

 ≥ 60

801

22.5

Ethnicity (%)

 A Chang

592

16.6

 Bu Lang

604

16.9

 De Ang

611

17.1

 Jing Po

606

17.0

 Ji Nuo

598

16.8

 Pu Mi

553

15.5

Education (%)

 Primary school and below

1248

35.0

 Middle school

1423

39.9

 High school and above

893

25.1

Occupations (%)

 Farmer

3364

94.4

 Others

200

5.6

Household income per capita (%)

 < 5000 Yuan/year

870

24.4

 5000–9999 Yuan/year

1367

38.4

 ≥ 10,000 Yuan/year

1327

37.2

Engel’s coefficient (%)

 ≥ 0.50

867

24.3

 0.40–0.49

684

19.2

 0.30–0.39

1087

30.5

 < 0.30

926

26.0