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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of participants by gender

From: Psychometric evaluation of an interview-administered version of the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire for use in a cross-sectional study of a rural district in Bangladesh: an application of Rasch analysis

Characteristic

Total sample N = 2425

Validation sample N = 300

Total (N = 2425)

n (%)

Male (N = 1176)

n (%)

Female (N = 1249)

n (%)

Total (N = 300)

n (%)

Male (N = 150)

n (%)

Female (N = 150)

n (%)

Adults (18–59 years)

1278 (52.7)

603 (51.3)

675 (54.0)

150 (50.0)

75 (50.0)

75 (50.0)

Older adults (60–90 years)

1147 (47.3)

573 (48.7)

574 (46.0)

150 (50.0)

75 (50.0)

75 (50.0)

Education

 No education

671 (27.7)

289 (24.6)

382 (30.6)

78 (26.0)

38 (25.3)

40 (26.7)

 Primary education (1–5 years)

946 (39.0)

447(38.0))

499 (40.0)

119 (39.7)

53 (35.3)

66 (44.0)

 Secondary education (6–9 years)

327 (13.5)

146 (12.4)

181 (14.5)

34 (11.3)

17 (11.3)

17 (11.3)

 SSCa or HSCb Pass (10–12 years)

385 (15.9)

224 (19.0)

161 (12.9)

54 (18.0)

30 (20.0)

24 (16.0)

 Degree or equivalent (13–16 years)

96 (4.0)

70 (6.0)

26 (2.1)

15 (5.0)

12 (8.0)

3 (2.0)

  1. aSSC = Secondary School Certificate
  2. bHSC = Higher Secondary Certificate