Table 1.
Frequency and percentages of the study participants and healthcare avoidance during the COVID-19 pandemic among the Sámi population, Sweden (n = 3,658).
| Characteristics | All n (%) |
Healthcare avoidance n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Total healthcare avoidance | ||
| Yes | 1,081 (30) | — |
| No | 2,577 (70) | — |
| Sociodemographic factors | ||
| Sex/gender | ||
| Men | 1,798 (49) | 411 (23) |
| Women | 1,860 (51) | 670 (36) |
| Sexual identity | ||
| Heterosexual | 3,248 (91) | 966 (30) |
| Other | 312 (9) | 102 (33) |
| Age | ||
| 65–84 | 954 (26) | 239 (26) |
| 45–64 | 1,381 (38) | 366 (27) |
| 30–44 | 861 (24) | 312 (36) |
| 18–29 | 463 (13) | 164 (36) |
| Civil status | ||
| Married | 1,377 (38) | 373 (28) |
| Divorced/Widow(er) | 586 (16) | 158 (28) |
| Unmarried | 1,695 (46) | 550 (33) |
| Living status | ||
| With others | 2,882 (79) | 850 (30) |
| Alone | 776 (21) | 231 (30) |
| Region | ||
| Norrbotten | 1,789 (49) | 496 (28) |
| Västerbotten | 845 (23) | 239 (29) |
| Jämtland-Härjedalen | 268 (7) | 79 (30) |
| Other | 756 (21) | 268 (36) |
| Material factors | ||
| Education | ||
| High | 865 (24) | 267 (31) |
| Medium | 2,258 (62) | 680 (30) |
| Low | 529 (15) | 131 (26) |
| Income | ||
| Richest | 710 (19) | 161 (23) |
| Richer | 716 (20) | 202 (28) |
| Middle | 722 (20) | 215 (30) |
| Poorer | 718 (20) | 241 (34) |
| Poorest | 790 (22) | 261 (34) |
| Economic stress | ||
| No | 3,121 (86) | 860 (28) |
| Yes | 515 (14) | 220 (43) |
| Cultural factors | ||
| RHC Member | ||
| No | 2,051 (57) | 615 (31) |
| Mountain | 1,112 (31) | 324 (29) |
| Forest | 390 (11) | 123 (32) |
| Concession | 50 (1) | 9 (19) |
| Sámi language | ||
| Yes | 815 (23) | 216 (27) |
| No | 2,741 (77) | 838 (31) |
| Reindeer mark register | ||
| Yes | 1,550 (42) | 441 (29) |
| No | 2,108 (58) | 641 (31) |
| Sámi organisation | ||
| Yes | 1,840 (50) | 555 (31) |
| No | 1,818 (50) | 527 (29) |