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. 2012 May 14;16(1):156–163. doi: 10.1017/S1368980012001292

Table 1.

Frequency distribution and central tendency for variables in the sample of participants aged 17–64 years by nationality (2010 Swiss Migrant Health Survey 2010 and 2007 Swiss Health Survey)*

Portugal Turkey Serbia Kosovo Germany Italy Switzerland
(n 14637) n or mean % or sd n or mean % or sd n or mean % or sd n or mean % or sd n or mean % or sd n or mean % or sd n or mean % or sd
Sample size (n 449) (n 644) (n 455) (n 648) (n 324) (n 369) (n 11748)
Fruit and vegetable consumption (%)†
0–2 servings/d 43 9·6 149 23·2 62 13·8 195 30·6 27 8·4 38 10·7 837 7·3
2–4 servings/d 279 62·3 364 56·6 279 62·0 310 48·7 196 61·3 227 64·2 7130 62·5
≥5 servings/d 126 28·1 130 20·2 109 24·2 132 20·7 97 30·3 89 25·1 3441 30·2
Age (years) 35·6 12·2 33·8 10·5 33·3 12·4 29·0 10·7 40·8 10·7 43·1 11·9 43·0 13·0
Gender (%)
Male 225 50·1 322 50·0 227 49·9 322 49·7 168 51·9 204 55·3 5390 45·9
Female 224 49·9 322 50·0 228 50·1 326 50·3 156 48·1 165 44·7 6358 54·1
Education (%)
Basic 251 55·9 259 40·2 139 30·6 303 46·8 5 1·5 92 24·9 868 7·4
Secondary 166 37·0 246 38·2 256 56·4 323 49·8 122 37·7 228 61·8 7463 63·5
University 32 7·1 139 21·6 59 13·0 22 3·4 197 60·8 49 13·3 3415 29·1
Economically active (%) 369 82·2 341 53·0 341 75·0 387 59·9 286 88·3 277 75·1 9364 79·7
Housing situation (rooms/person) 1·1 0·6 1·2 0·5 1·1 0·4 0·9 0·4 2·1 1·0 1·8 1·0 2·0 1·0
Dwelling zone (%)‡
Urban dweller 351 78·2 570 88·5 375 82·4 484 74·7 248 76·5 308 83·5 7751 66·0
Rural dweller 98 21·8 74 11·5 80 17·6 164 25·3 76 23·5 61 16·5 3997 34·0
*

Data refer to the number of participants and percentage or arithmetic mean and standard deviation within nationality.

One serving corresponds to approximately 120 g. In the case of juice, one serving corresponds to a medium size glass, approximately 150 ml.

Classification according to the Swiss Federal Statistical Office( 61 ). Urban areas include isolated cities (≥10 000 inhabitants) and urban agglomerations (≥20 000 inhabitants).