Table 1 Sample characteristics.

From: Emotional and cognitive influences on alcohol consumption in middle-aged and elderly Tanzanians: a population-based study

Variable

Sample (N = 2299)

Age, mean (SD)a

52.92 (10.68)

Sex, n (%)

 

Men

717 (31.19%)

Women

1429 (62.16%)

Missing

153 (6.65%)

Education level, n (%)

 

No schooling

357 (15.53%)

Nursery school

1 (0.04%)

Primary grade 1

8 (0.35%)

Primary grade 2

24 (1.04%)

Primary grade 3

26 (1.13%)

Primary grade 4

103 (4.48%)

Primary grade 5

17 (0.74%)

Primary grade 6

25 (1.09%)

Primary grade 7

1190 (51.76%)

Secondary grade 1

50 (2.17%)

Secondary grade 2

46 (2.00%)

Secondary grade 3

15 (0.65%)

Secondary grade 4

271 (11.79%)

Secondary grade 5

1 (0.04%)

Secondary grade 6

26 (1.13%)

Vocational training

35 (1.52%)

Partial University

4 (0.17%)

University

56 (2.44%)

Missing

44 (1.91%)

Religion, %

 

Christian

1035 (62.16%)

Muslims

1224 (37.84%)

None/others

40 (1.74%)

Depressive symptom severity score (CES-D-10)b, mean (SD)

8.56 (6.02)

Cognitive performance score, mean (SD)

13.2 (3.33)

Number of standard drinks per week, mean (SD)

2.51 (8.53)

  1. aSD: standard deviation.
  2. bCES-D-10: the 10-item Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D-10).