Table 3 Demographic characteristics of participants from rural Nigerian communities involved in the cross-sectional validity testing of the Igbo-HADS on 22 August 2014
n = 200 | n (%) | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Female | 112 (56.0) |  |
 Male | 88 (44.0) |  |
Age (years) | Â | 48.6 (12.0) |
Education (years) | Â | 7.0 (6.4) |
Current marital status | ||
 Currently married | 143 (71.5) |  |
 Widowed | 31 (15.5) |  |
 Never married | 22 (11.0) |  |
 Cohabiting | 2 (1.0) |  |
 Separated | 2 (1.0) |  |
Work status | ||
 Self-employed (own business or farming) | 125 (62.5) |  |
 Paid work | 31 (15.5) |  |
 Non-paid work (volunteer or charity) | 16 (8.0) |  |
 Keeping house/homemaker | 13 (6.5) |  |
 Student | 7 (3.5) |  |
 Unemployed (health reasons) | 4 (2.0) |  |
 Unemployed (other reasons) | 3 (1.5) |  |
 Retired | 1 (0.5) |  |