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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of Javanese Surinamese and South-Asian Surinamese participants

From: Comparison of cardiovascular risk factors and dietary intakes among Javanese Surinamese and South-Asian Surinamese in the Netherlands. The HELIUS study

 

Javanese Surinamese (n = 197)

South-Asian Surinamese (n = 2738)

Age (years)

45.9 (11.7)

45.4 (13.3)

Men (%)

39.6

45.1

1st generation (%)

87.3

76.7

Marital status (%)

 Married/registered partnership

29.4

34.5

 Living together

21.4

10.1

 Unmarried, have never been married

38.1

32.9

 Divorced or separated

11.2

22.4

Educational level (%)

 Never been to school or elementary schooling

10.3

15.4

 Lower vocational schooling or lower secondary schooling

34.4

33.4

 Intermediate vocational schooling or intermediate/higher secondary education schooling

35.9

28.9

 Higher vocational schooling or university

19.5

22.3