Sociodemographic characteristics of Beninese adult participants in 2008 and 2015 aged 25 to 64 years (with sampling weights).
| Characteristics | STEPS 2008 (n=3617) Frequency % | STEPS 2015 (n=3768) Frequency % | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 1758 | 48.6 | 1793 | 47.6 |
| Female | 1859 | 51.4 | 1975 | 52.4 |
| Age (years) | ||||
| Mean | 43.4±12.2 | 39.3±10.2 | ||
| 25–34 | 1049 | 29.0 | 1353 | 35.9 |
| 35–44 | 889 | 24.6 | 1177 | 31.2 |
| 45–54 | 662 | 18.3 | 794 | 21.1 |
| 55–64 | 1017 | 28.1 | 444 | 11.8 |
| Education | ||||
| None | 2235 | 61.8 | 1986 | 52.7 |
| Primary | 927 | 25.6 | 1176 | 31.2 |
| Secondary or more | 455 | 12.6 | 606 | 16.1 |
| Employment status | ||||
| Unpaid or unemployed | 487 | 13.5 | 610 | 16.2 |
| Employed or student | 3130 | 86.5 | 3158 | 83.8 |
| Area of residence | ||||
| Urban | NA | NA | 1836 | 48.7 |
| Rural | NA | NA | 1932 | 51.3 |
NA, Not applicable.