Research Article
Burden of Self-Reported Noncommunicable Diseases in 26 Villages of Anand District of Gujarat, India
Table 1
Age and sex distribution and education status of the study population.
| | Variable | Frequency | Percent |
| | Total population | 89755 | 100% | | Age groups | | | | Children (0–9 years) | 16067 | 17.9% | | Adolescents (10–19 years) | 15098 | 16.8% | | Adults (≥20 years) | 58590 | 65.2% | | Elderly (>60 years) | 8288 | 9.2% | | Sex | | | | Male | 46903 | 52.3% | | Female | 42852 | 47.7% | | Education status in adults (aged 20–69 years) | | | | Illiterate | 10372 | 18.7% | | ≤8 years of schooling | 21547 | 38.9% | | 8–12 years of schooling | 29852 | 35.8% | | >12 years of schooling | 3680 | 6.6% |
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