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Table 4 Proportions (%) of respondents by sex, age group, income and education level by survey, adults aged 25–64 years, males and females, Kalutara, Sri Lanka

From: Community intervention for cardiovascular disease risk factors in Kalutara, Sri Lanka

Socio-demographic

Females

Males

Factor

First Survey

Second Survey

First Survey

Second Survey

 

(n=606)

(n=412)

(n=613)

(n=272)

Age group (yr)

    

25–29

8.2

9.0

8.7

8.8

30–34

16.3

16.3

18.7

14.3

35–39

15.8

22.2

21.4

22.1

40–44

17.0

17.0

17.0

22.4

45–49

15.0

13.2

12.1

11.4

50–54

10.7

9.5

8.0

8.8

55–59

9.6

8.0

8.7

8.5

60–64

7.4

4.9

5.3

3.7

Education Level (yrs)

    

< 6

13.2

6.0

11.7

4.4

6–10

37.9

36.4

39.8

31.6

> 10

48.9

57.6

48.5

64.0

Income level (LKR)

    

< 20,000

54.0

27.2

50.3

18.8

20–30,000

27.8

32.2

32.8

41.9

> 30,000

18.2

40.6

16.9

39.3

  1. Note: analyses exclude subjects who participated in both surveys (n=23)