Prevalence, risk factors and disability associated with fall-related injury in older adults in low- and middle-incomecountries: results from the WHO Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE)

Table 1 Percentage distribution of socio-demographic characteristics of adults aged 50 years and over, by country and pooled, SAGE Wave 1, 2007–2010

	China	Ghana	India	Mexico	Russia	S. Africa	Pooled
Observations (N)	12,852	4,236	6,521	2,200	3,736	3,123	32,663
Sex	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Men	49.8	52.3	51.0	46.7	39.0	40.2	48.8
Women	50.2	47.7	49.0	53.4	61.0	59.8	51.2
Age group (years)
50–59	45.2	39.8	48.6	49.2	45.1	50.0	49.8
60–69	31.9	27.5	30.9	25.8	24.6	30.6	28.7
70–79	18.6	23.0	16.0	17.8	21.8	14.1	16.1
80+	4.3	9.7	4.5	7.3	8.5	5.4	5.4
Residence
Urban	47.7	40.9	29.0	78.4	72.8	64.7	44.2
Rural	52.3	59.1	71.0	21.6	27.2	35.3	55.8
Marital status
Never married	1.0	1.2	0.7	7.0	2.7	14.9	1.3
Married/cohabiting	85.4	59.2	77.0	73.0	58.3	52.5	80.3
Separated/divorced/widowed	13.6	39.5	22.3	20.0	39.0	32.6	18.4
Work status
Currently working for pay	43.6	69.0	43.2	37.4	40.0	30.4	44.5
Not currently working for pay	47.5	29.4	29.9	24.0	59.2	55.8	41.3
Never worked	8.9	1.6	26.9	38.5	0.8	13.9	14.2
Wealth quintile
Lowest	16.1	18.2	18.2	15.2	16.2	20.8	16.8
Second	18.1	19.0	19.5	25.0	19.6	20.3	18.8
Third	20.5	20.7	18.8	16.5	19.1	19.1	19.6
Fourth	23.4	20.8	19.6	16.7	20.6	19.3	21.9
Highest	21.9	21.4	23.9	26.6	24.4	20.5	23.0
Education level
No formal schooling	41.4	64.2	61.2	55.6	2.0	48.5	44.3
Completed primary school	21.3	11.0	14.8	24.0	5.5	22.7	18.2
Completed secondary school	32.7	21.2	18.8	12.3	74.2	23.0	31.8
Completed university/college	4.6	3.6	5.1	8.1	18.3	5.8	5.7

S. Africa=South Africa; Russia=Russian Federation. Denominator comprises complete cases. Percentages include survey weights (countries and pooled). N=observations (not weighted)

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