Sociodemographic characteristics of urban and rural 25–74 year-old citizens of the Yangon Region, Myanmar
| Urban (n=691) | Rural (n=679) | Total (n=1370) | |
| Gender (n (%)) | |||
| Male | 338 (48.9) | 342 (50.4) | 680 (49.6) |
| Female | 353 (51.1) | 337 (49.6) | 690 (50.4) |
| Age (mean years±SD) | |||
| Male | 50.8±13.7 | 47.0±12.5 | 48.9±13.2 |
| Female | 47.6±12.4 | 46.2±12.4 | 46.9±12.4 |
| Total | 49.2±13.2 | 46.6±12.4 | 47.9±12.9 |
| Age group (proportion %) | |||
| 25–34 | 123 (17.8) | 136 (20.0) | 259 (18.9) |
| 35–44 | 143 (20.7) | 172 (25.3) | 315 (23.0) |
| 45–54 | 159 (23.0) | 167 (24.6) | 326 (23.8) |
| 55–64 | 164 (23.7) | 142 (20.9) | 306 (22.3) |
| 65–74 | 102 (14.8) | 62 (9.1) | 164 (12.0) |
| Education level (n (%)) | |||
| No formal education | 18 (2.6) | 68 (10.0) | 86 (6.3) |
| 1–5 years | 189 (27.4) | 452 (66.6) | 641 (46.8) |
| 6–11 years | 300 (43.4) | 122 (18.0) | 422 (30.8) |
| >11 years | 184 (26.6) | 37 (5.5) | 221 (16.2) |
| Daily income* (n (%)) | |||
| US$<1.9/day | 296 (42.8) | 447 (65.8) | 743 (54.2) |
| US$1.9–3.09/day | 140 (20.3) | 111 (16.4) | 251 (18.3) |
| US$≥3.1/day | 196 (28.4) | 101 (14.9) | 297 (21.7) |
*Missing respondents: 79 due to refusals.
Exchange rate: US$1=953.8 Myanmar Kyat as of 5 November 2013.