Table 1 Respondent characteristics
From: Development, reliability and validity of the Chichewa WHOQOL-BREF in adults in lilongwe, Malawi
Total respondents (n = 309) | ||
|---|---|---|
Respondent characteristics | n | % |
Category | ||
Sick (KCH) | 259 | 83.8 % |
Healthy (KCH) | 26 | 8.4 % |
Healthy (village) | 24 | 7.8 % |
Gender | ||
male | 121 | 39.2 % |
female | 188 | 60.8 % |
Education | ||
None | 18 | 5.8 % |
Primary | 99 | 32.0 % |
Secondary | 139 | 45.0 % |
Tertiary | 53 | 17.2 % |
Marital Status | ||
Single | 69 | 22.3 % |
Married | 181 | 58.6 % |
Living as Married | 8 | 2.6 % |
Separated | 11 | 3.6 % |
Divorced | 13 | 4.2 % |
Widowed | 27 | 8.7 % |
Age | mean | 36.8 |
std. dev. | 13.7 | |
min. | 17 | |
max. | 80 |