Table 2 Health and socio-economic profile of the study population [N = 46,462]
Variables | Sample | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Health factorsa | ||
 Insomnia symptom | ||
  Never | 32,677 | 70.33 |
  Yes | 13,785 | 29.67 |
 Hyper tension | ||
  Yes | 12,035 | 25.90 |
  No | 34,427 | 74.10 |
 Heart Diseases | ||
  Yes | 1598 | 3.44 |
  No | 44,864 | 96.56 |
 Neurological Problem | ||
  Yes | 963 | 2.07 |
  No | 45,499 | 97.93 |
 Lungs Diseases | ||
  Yes | 2653 | 5.71 |
  No | 43,809 | 84.29 |
 Bone/Joint diseases | ||
  Yes | 6267 | 13.49 |
  No | 40,195 | 86.51 |
Lifestyle factors | ||
 Reading habits | ||
  Daily | 7381 | 15.89 |
  Sometimes | 7803 | 16.79 |
  Never | 31,278 | 67.32 |
 Alcohol consumption | ||
  Yes | 11,084 | 23.86 |
  Never | 35,378 | 76.14 |
 Watch television/listen to music | ||
   Daily | 21,685 | 46.67 |
  Sometimes | 11,357 | 24.44 |
  Never | 13,420 | 28.88 |
 Tobacco consumption | ||
  Yes | 20,553 | 44.24 |
  No | 25,909 | 55.76 |
 Go to a park or beach to relax | ||
  Daily | 907 | 1.95 |
  Sometimes | 6862 | 14.77 |
  Never | 38,693 | 83.28 |
Background factors | ||
 Age | ||
  45–59 | 24,480 | 52.69 |
  60–74 | 17,515 | 37.7 |
  74 +  | 4467 | 9.61 |
 Sex | ||
  Male | 28,492 | 61.32 |
  Female | 17,970 | 38.68 |
 Residence | ||
  Rural | 31,855 | 68.56 |
  Urban | 14,607 | 31.44 |
 Marital status | ||
  Currently in union | 36,123 | 77.75 |
  Currently not in union | 10,339 | 22.25 |
 Self-rated health | ||
  Good | 20,132 | 43.33 |
  Fair | 18,880 | 40.64 |
  Poor | 7450 | 16.03 |
 Working status | ||
  Yes | 29,720 | 63.97 |
  No | 16,742 | 36.03 |