Table 1.
Education and income level in the adult population in Norway, by demographic and health-related variables.
| N (% of total) | Mean age (y) | Male, N (%)a yes | Oslo residency, N (%)a yes | Immigrant backgroundb, N (%)a yes | Medical risk groupc, N (%)a yes | SARS-CoV-2d before 2nd dose recommendation, N (%)a yes | SARS-CoV-2d before 3rd dose recommendation, N (%)a yes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group 18–44 y | ||||||||
| Education levele | ||||||||
| <Upper secondary | 245597 (13) | 34 | 143846 (59) | 30,799 (13) | 81,884 (33) | 27,720 (11) | 12,651 (5) | 73,635 (30) |
| Upper secondary | 399667 (22) | 35 | 246741 (62) | 37,334 (9) | 67,968 (17) | 38,407 (10) | 13,354 (3) | 123345 (31) |
| University short | 408051 (22) | 35 | 156539 (38) | 80,897 (20) | 69,592 (17) | 34,794 (9) | 14,001 (3) | 132312 (32) |
| University long | 198337 (11) | 36 | 88,658 (45) | 59,724 (30) | 52,512 (26) | 13,354 (7) | 5,737 (3) | 61,264 (31) |
| Unknown | 84,583 (5) | 35 | 47,052 (56) | 18,367 (22) | 81,442 (96) | 3,758 (4) | 5,563 (7) | 29,885 (35) |
| 18–25 yf | 516888 (28) | 22 | 267297 (52) | 74,859 (14) | 85,090 (16) | 38,152 (7) | 31,355 (6) | 168724 (33) |
| Income decileg | ||||||||
| 1 | 182514 (10) | 28 | 94,282 (52) | 46,254 (25) | 60,212 (33) | 11,760 (6) | 10,436 (6) | 54,561 (30) |
| 2 | 182514 (10) | 31 | 88,829 (49) | 34,524 (19) | 76,864 (42) | 15,842 (9) | 12,154 (7) | 62,737 (34) |
| 3 | 182512 (10) | 31 | 90,584 (50) | 27,938 (15) | 59,808 (33) | 18,197 (10) | 9,402 (5) | 59,219 (32) |
| 4 | 182515 (10) | 32 | 91,035 (50) | 23,463 (13) | 49,399 (27) | 17,100 (9) | 8,009 (4) | 61,387 (34) |
| 5 | 182512 (10) | 32 | 91,819 (50) | 20,915 (11) | 39,171 (21) | 16,965 (9) | 7,263 (4) | 59,923 (33) |
| 6 | 182514 (10) | 32 | 92,518 (51) | 20,535 (11) | 32,012 (18) | 16,393 (9) | 6,552 (4) | 58,594 (32) |
| 7 | 182513 (10) | 32 | 93,762 (51) | 22,530 (12) | 27,473 (15) | 15,986 (9) | 6,614 (4) | 56,837 (31) |
| 8 | 182515 (10) | 32 | 96,394 (53) | 26,423 (14) | 24,705 (14) | 15,382 (8) | 6,345 (3) | 55,923 (31) |
| 9 | 182511 (10) | 32 | 98,307 (54) | 32,107 (18) | 23,118 (13) | 14,339 (8) | 6,472 (4) | 55,131 (30) |
| 10 | 182513 (10) | 30 | 98,400 (54) | 39,826 (22) | 20,264 (11) | 13,560 (7) | 7,812 (4) | 56,014 (31) |
| Unknown | 27,990 (2) | 32 | 14,203 (51) | 7,465 (27) | 25,462 (91) | 661 (2) | 1,602 (6) | 8,839 (32) |
| Total | 1853123 (100) | 31 | 950133 (51) | 301980 (16) | 438488 (24) | 156185 (8) | 82,661 (4) | 589165 (32) |
| Age group ≥ 45 y | ||||||||
| Education levele | ||||||||
| <Upper secondary | 479142 (20) | 65 | 222617 (46) | 39,562 (8) | 65,714 (14) | 186645 (39) | 8,456 (2) | 53,277 (11) |
| Upper secondary | 1051332 (45) | 63 | 550630 (52) | 76,170 (7) | 87,579 (8) | 340327 (32) | 14,606 (1) | 118347 (11) |
| University short | 548744 (23) | 60 | 227719 (41) | 70,169 (13) | 58,932 (11) | 135619 (25) | 9,269 (2) | 80,833 (15) |
| University long | 213014 (9) | 59 | 124732 (59) | 46,664 (22) | 36,411 (17) | 45,791 (21) | 3,731 (2) | 35,585 (17) |
| Unknown | 45,300 (2) | 57 | 24,708 (55) | 9,017 (20) | 37,538 (83) | 9,998 (22) | 2,259 (5) | 10,117 (22) |
| Income decileg | ||||||||
| 1 | 233106 (10) | 64 | 101391 (43) | 33,449 (14) | 74,996 (32) | 77,939 (33) | 6,227 (3) | 33,773 (14) |
| 2 | 233106 (10) | 66 | 102917 (44) | 22,655 (10) | 37,232 (16) | 90,034 (39) | 3,975 (2) | 28,089 (12) |
| 3 | 233106 (10) | 65 | 110826 (48) | 19,659 (8) | 30,051 (13) | 85,977 (37) | 3,430 (1) | 27,961 (12) |
| 4 | 233104 (10) | 64 | 115575 (50) | 18,866 (8) | 26,384 (11) | 80,231 (34) | 3,385 (1) | 28,473 (12) |
| 5 | 233106 (10) | 63 | 117304 (50) | 18,945 (8) | 23,425 (10) | 74,722 (32) | 3,449 (1) | 28,911 (12) |
| 6 | 233106 (10) | 62 | 117577 (50) | 19,994 (9) | 21,534 (9) | 69,887 (30) | 3,500 (2) | 29,652 (13) |
| 7 | 233104 (10) | 61 | 118604 (51) | 21,240 (9) | 19,164 (8) | 65,950 (28) | 3,430 (1) | 29,150 (13) |
| 8 | 233107 (10) | 61 | 119370 (51) | 23,104 (10) | 16,961 (7) | 61,949 (27) | 3,522 (2) | 29,140 (13) |
| 9 | 233105 (10) | 60 | 120313 (52) | 26,101 (11) | 15,967 (7) | 57,870 (25) | 3,278 (1) | 29,313 (13) |
| 10 | 233104 (10) | 60 | 122803 (53) | 36,315 (16) | 15,213 (7) | 53,068 (23) | 3,869 (2) | 32,283 (14) |
| Unknown | 6,478 (0) | 54 | 3,726 (58) | 1,254 (19) | 5,247 (81) | 753 (12) | 256 (4) | 1,414 (22) |
| Total | 2337532 (100) | 62 | 1150406 (49) | 241582 (10) | 286174 (12) | 718380 (31) | 38,321 (2) | 298159 (13) |
aRow percentage.
bImmigrant, or Norwegian-born with foreign-born parents.
cRegistered diagnosis indicating elevated risk for hospitalization for COVID-19.
dSARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed by laboratory.
eHighest attained education level.
fIndividuals aged 18–25 y were categorized separately because many are undergoing education.
gHousehold income.