Table 2.

Comparison of the study sample with THIN sample

CharacteristicStudy sampleTHINWeighting
N23312 000
Female 18–30121 (51.9%)4085 (34.0%)0.655
Female >3061 (26.2%)3470 (28.9%)1.103
Male 18–3038 (16.3%)1986 (16.6%)1.018
Male >3013 (5.6%)2459 (20.5%)3.661
  • Weighting = the weighting of the PAPPA sample required to adjust for differences with the THIN sample.