Research Article
Physical Activity and Associated Socioeconomic Determinants in Rural and Urban Tanzania: Results from the 2012 WHO-STEPS Survey
Table 1
Distribution of study population according to settings/residence.
| | Demographic factor | Setting | Total,
(%) | Rural,
(%) | Urban,
(%) |
| | Age group (n = 5398) | | | | | 25–34 | 1866 (32.9) | 1381 (32.0) | 485 (35.6) | | 35–44 | 1658 (29.2) | 1279 (29.6) | 379 (27.8) | | 45–54 | 1252 (22.0) | 977 (22.6) | 275 (20.2) | | 55–64 | 904 (15.9) | 679 (15.7) | 225 (16.5) | | Sex | | | | | Female | 2622 (46.2) | 2229 (51.6) | 829 (60.8) | | Male | 3058 (53.8) | 2087 (48.4) | 535 (39.2) | | Occupation | | | | | Employed | 477 (8.4) | 310 (7.2) | 167 (12.3) | | Self-employed | 4000 (70.4) | 3190 (73.9) | 810 (59.5) | | Nonpaid | 381 (6.7) | 331 (7.7) | 50 (3.7) | | Homemaker | 648 (11.4) | 403 (9.3) | 245 (18.0) | | Others (retired, students, unemployed, etc.) | 171 (3.0) | 81 (1.9) | 90 (6.6) | | Missing | 3 (0.1) | | | | Education | | | | | None/not completed primary school | 1745 (30.7) | 1430 (33.1) | 315 (23.1) | | Primary school | 3349 (59.0) | 2572 (59.6) | 777 (57.0) | | Secondary | 425 (7.5) | 223 (5.2) | 202 (14.8) | | Tertiary | 161 (2.8) | 91 (2.1) | 70 (5.1) |
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