Table 1

Demographic and socio-economic characteristics by site

Cuba n=2944 n(%)Dominican Republic n=2011 n(%)Peru (urban) n=1381 n(%)Peru (rural) n=552 n(%)Venezuela n=1965 n(%)Mexico (urban) n=1003 n(%)Mexico (rural) n=1000 n(%)China (urban) n=1160 n(%)China (rural) n=1002 n(%)India (urban) n=1005 n(%)India (rural) n=999 n(%)
Age (years)
 64–69760 (25.8)533 (26.5)375 (27.1)179 (32.4)839 (42.7)245 (24.4)299 (29.9)316 (27.2)383 (38.2)415 (41.4)331 (33.1)
 70–74789 (26.8)520 (25.8)352 (25.5)141 (25.5)469 (23.9)329 (32.8)252 (25.2)362 (31.2)296 (29.5)318 (31.7)350 (35.0)
 75–79639 (21.7)397 (19.7)298 (21.5)101 (18.3)345 (17.5)205 (20.4)221 (22.1)254 (21.9)202 (20.1)144 (14.3)177 (17.7)
 80+749 (25.5)561 (27.9)355 (25.7)131 (23.7)308 (15.7)223 (22.2)228 (22.8)228 (19.6)121 (12.0)124 (12.3)141 (14.1)
 Missing value70104100040
Gender
 Female1913 (64.9)1325 (65.9) 2888 (64.3)295 (53.4)1226 (63.4)666 (66.4)602 (60.2)661 (56.9)556571 (57.6)545 (54.5)
 Missing values0003300(55.4) 0150
Marital status
 Never married275 (9.3)139 (6.9)145 (10.5)68 (12.3)189 (9.8)63 (6.2)42 (4.2)3 (0.2)22 (2.2)21 (2.1)5 (0.5)
 Currently married1271 (43.2)586 (29.3)784 (57.1)308 (55.9)921 (47.9)470 (46.8)538 (53.8)829 (71.4)585 (58.3)523 (52.2)481 (48.1)
 Widowed928 (31.6)806 (40.3)367 (26.7)157 (28.4)549 (28.5)395 (39.3)371 (37.1)326 (28.1)394 (39.3)426 (42.5)497 (49.7)
 Separated/divorced462 (15.7)465 (23.3)75 (5.4)18 (3.2)261 (13.5)75 (7.4)48 (4.8)2 (0.1)1 (0.1)32 (3.1)16 (1.6)
 Missing values81510145010030
Educational level
 None75 (2.5)392 (19.6)37 (2.6)85 (15.4)156 (8.1)227 (22.1)327 (32.7)232 (10.0)579 (57.7)428 (42.6)660 (66.0)
 Minimal655 (22.3)1022 (51.3)90 (6.5)141 (25.9)445 (23.1)354 (35.3)510 (51.0)153 (13.1)114 (11.3)234 (23.3)195 (19.5)
 Primary completed979 (33.3)370 (18.5)460 (33.5)267 (49.0)965 (50.1)229 (22.8)122 (12.2)303 (26.1)259 (25.8)212 (21.1)116 (11.6)
 Secondary completed728 (24.8)135 (6.7)481 (35.0)36 (6.6)266 (13.8)99 (9.8)25 (2.5)335 (28.8)45 (4.4)87 (8.6)26 (2.6)
 Tertiary499 (17.0)73 (3.6)305 (22.2)16 (2.9)93 (4.8)92 (9.1)16 (1.6)137 (11.8)5 (0.5)42 (4.1)2 (0.2)
 Missing values8198840200020
Receive any pension2417 (82.1)611 (30.4)908 (65.8)357 (64.7)1147 (58.4)729 (72.7)254 (25.4)1050 (90.5)38 (3.8)117 (11.6)346 (34.6)
Food insecurity140 (4.8)240 (12.1)63 (4.6)74 (13.5)111 (5.9)39 (3.9)85 (8.6)0.012 (1.2)207 (20.8)141 (14.1)