Table 2.
Distribution of the study population across sociodemographic variables including SES, living conditions and vaccination status
| Sweden | Nordics w/o Sweden | EU28/EEA w/o Nordic | Europe w/o EU28/EEA | Middle East | Africa | Asia | North America | South America | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||||||||
| Female | 3,081,265 (50.1) | 123,227 (57.7) | 158,609 (48.5) | 127,638 (51.3) | 174,187 (44.7) | 82,699 (47.5) | 139,316 (54.9) | 12,058 (48.6) | 40,278 (51.8) |
| Male | 3,066,595 (49.9) | 90,396 (42.3) | 168,621 (51.5) | 121,148 (48.7) | 215,140 (55.3) | 91,381 (52.5) | 114,389 (45.1) | 12,774 (51.4) | 37,435 (48.2) |
| Age category | |||||||||
| 20–44 | 2,390,652 (38.9) | 34,689 (16.2) | 163,129 (49.9) | 120,555 (48.5) | 232,457 (59.7) | 118,129 (67.9) | 176,770 (69.7) | 13,409 (54.0) | 39,264 (50.5) |
| 45–64 | 1,983,418 (32.3) | 74,354 (34.8) | 96,190 (29.4) | 91,127 (36.6) | 126,325 (32.4) | 47,200 (27.1) | 65,689 (25.9) | 8022 (32.3) | 28,027 (36.1) |
| 65+ | 1,773,790 (28.9) | 104,580 (49.0) | 67,911 (20.8) | 37,104 (14.9) | 30,545 (7.8) | 8751 (5.0) | 11,246 (4.4) | 3401 (13.7) | 10,422 (13.4) |
| Education | |||||||||
| Primary | 903,943 (14.7) | 50,467 (23.6) | 31,231 (9.5) | 53,650 (21.6) | 101,883 (26.2) | 54,070 (31.1) | 48,720 (19.2) | 1162 (4.7) | 10,498 (13.5) |
| Secondary | 2,796,253 (45.5) | 86,934 (40.7) | 103,760 (31.7) | 100,441 (40.4) | 125,001 (32.1) | 65,499 (37.6) | 68,887 (27.2) | 4320 (17.4) | 30,556 (39.3) |
| Post-secondary | 2,418,167 (39.3) | 66,694 (31.2) | 151,207 (46.2) | 82,429 (33.1) | 145,092 (37.3) | 44,134 (25.4) | 112,537 (44.4) | 17,374 (70.0) | 34,370 (44.2) |
| Unknown | 29,497 (0.5) | 9528 (4.5) | 41,032 (12.5) | 12,266 (4.9) | 17,351 (4.5) | 10,377 (6.0) | 23,561 (9.3) | 1976 (8.0) | 2289 (2.9) |
| Disposable income quartiles | |||||||||
| 0–24 | 1,420,480 (23.1) | 80,979 (37.9) | 116,785 (35.7) | 69,258 (27.8) | 145,697 (37.4) | 73,374 (42.1) | 96,763 (38.1) | 8327 (33.5) | 24,317 (31.3) |
| 25–49 | 1,565,365 (25.5) | 56,242 (26.3) | 81,055 (24.8) | 61,684 (24.8) | 112,849 (29.0) | 48,958 (28.1) | 62,129 (24.5) | 4852 (19.5) | 19,629 (25.3) |
| 50–74 | 1,555,343 (25.3) | 41,815 (19.6) | 74,825 (22.9) | 73,473 (29.5) | 87,034 (22.4) | 36,598 (21.0) | 59,661 (23.5) | 5332 (21.5) | 19,979 (25.7) |
| 75–100 | 1,606,672 (26.1) | 34,587 (16.2) | 54,565 (16.7) | 44,371 (17.8) | 43,747 (11.2) | 15,150 (8.7) | 35,152 (13.9) | 6321 (25.5) | 13,788 (17.7) |
| Broad skill level (ISCO-08 grouping)a | |||||||||
| 3,4 | 1,930,890 (31.4) | 43,401 (20.3) | 79,689 (24.4) | 43,366 (17.4) | 56,508 (14.5) | 15,675 (9.0) | 50,270 (19.8) | 10,192 (41.0) | 18,142 (23.3) |
| 2 | 1,969,631 (32.0) | 46,187 (21.6) | 85,373 (26.1) | 88,428 (35.5) | 120,429 (30.9) | 67,555 (38.8) | 76,632 (30.2) | 4256 (17.1) | 27,945 (36.0) |
| 1 | 164,109 (2.7) | 5139 (2.4) | 22,397 (6.8) | 25,744 (10.3) | 27,115 (7.0) | 21,414 (12.3) | 29,430 (11.6) | 681 (2.7) | 7812 (10.1) |
| AF | 11,066 (0.2) | 68 (0.0) | 91 (0.0) | 44 (0.0) | 41 (0.0) | – (0.0) | 58 (0.0) | 14 (0.1) | 49 (0.1) |
| X | 2,072,164 (33.7) | 118,828 (55.6) | 139,680 (42.7) | 91,204 (36.7) | 185,234 (47.6) | 69,428 (39.9) | 97,315 (38.4) | 9689 (39.0) | 23,765 (30.6) |
| Household | |||||||||
| Cohabitating | 3,749,919 (61.0) | 114,059 (53.4) | 162,147 (49.6) | 137,695 (55.3) | 192,631 (49.5) | 62,619 (36.0) | 121,432 (47.9) | 14,309 (57.6) | 36,709 (47.2) |
| Single | 1,947,654 (31.7) | 80,137 (37.5) | 83,719 (25.6) | 57,484 (23.1) | 89,391 (23.0) | 52,683 (30.3) | 52,860 (20.8) | 5729 (23.1) | 22,793 (29.3) |
| Other | 450,287 (7.3) | 19,427 (9.1) | 81,364 (24.9) | 53,607 (21.5) | 107,305 (27.6) | 58,778 (33.8) | 79,413 (31.3) | 4794 (19.3) | 18,211 (23.4) |
| Accommodation type | |||||||||
| House | 3,411,114 (55.5) | 100,722 (47.1) | 131,002 (40.0) | 70,981 (28.5) | 84,085 (21.6) | 16,196 (9.3) | 68,559 (27.0) | 9697 (39.1) | 19,283 (24.8) |
| Apartment | 2,398,466 (39.0) | 98,145 (45.9) | 168,703 (51.6) | 165,771 (66.6) | 280,415 (72.0) | 145,649 (83.7) | 159,802 (63.0) | 12,940 (52.1) | 53,982 (69.5) |
| Special student | 57,569 (0.9) | 1813 (0.8) | 7299 (2.2) | 1925 (0.8) | 7061 (1.8) | 4704 (2.7) | 12,853 (5.1) | 816 (3.3) | 1086 (1.4) |
| Elderly care | 82,474 (1.3) | 5164 (2.4) | 2649 (0.8) | 1323 (0.5) | 1680 (0.4) | 805 (0.5) | 815 (0.3) | 169 (0.7) | 442 (0.6) |
| Other | 198,237 (3.2) | 7779 (3.6) | 17,577 (5.4) | 8786 (3.5) | 16,086 (4.1) | 6726 (3.9) | 11,676 (4.6) | 1210 (4.9) | 2920 (3.8) |
| Living area per person quartiles | |||||||||
| Q1 | 825,750 (13.4) | 24,200 (11.3) | 98,643 (30.1) | 94,368 (37.9) | 195,010 (50.1) | 103,244 (59.3) | 116,371 (45.9) | 6625 (26.7) | 26,746 (34.4) |
| Q2 | 1,349,095 (21.9) | 40,682 (19.0) | 75,358 (23.0) | 63,982 (25.7) | 84,696 (21.8) | 31,349 (18.0) | 60,833 (24.0) | 6499 (26.2) | 20,502 (26.4) |
| Q3 | 1,691,387 (27.5) | 59,813 (28.0) | 67,604 (20.7) | 47,137 (18.9) | 56,201 (14.4) | 19,882 (11.4) | 41,861 (16.5) | 5705 (23.0) | 16,416 (21.1) |
| Q4 | 2,106,999 (34.3) | 82,340 (38.5) | 69,863 (21.3) | 36,686 (14.7) | 42,427 (10.9) | 15,461 (8.9) | 25,571 (10.1) | 5034 (20.3) | 11,983 (15.4) |
| DeSO population density quintiles | |||||||||
| Q1 | 1,238,027 (20.1) | 37,465 (17.5) | 46,790 (14.3) | 8699 (3.5) | 8968 (2.3) | 4069 (2.3) | 14,808 (5.8) | 2773 (11.2) | 3936 (5.1) |
| Q2 | 1,236,667 (20.1) | 41,975 (19.6) | 47,579 (14.5) | 28,663 (11.5) | 43,912 (11.3) | 17,133 (9.8) | 31,109 (12.3) | 3091 (12.4) | 7297 (9.4) |
| Q3 | 1,312,207 (21.3) | 44,532 (20.8) | 59,055 (18.0) | 57,044 (22.9) | 83,700 (21.5) | 32,840 (18.9) | 50,222 (19.8) | 4265 (17.2) | 13,509 (17.4) |
| Q4 | 1,238,843 (20.2) | 45,549 (21.3) | 75,018 (22.9) | 68,376 (27.5) | 115,730 (29.7) | 45,358 (26.1) | 67,898 (26.8) | 5645 (22.7) | 19,992 (25.7) |
| Q5 | 1,122,116 (18.3) | 44,102 (20.6) | 98,788 (30.2) | 86,004 (34.6) | 137,017 (35.2) | 74,680 (42.9) | 89,668 (35.3) | 9058 (36.5) | 32,979 (42.4) |
| Region | |||||||||
| East | 1,648,797 (26.8) | 74,683 (35.0) | 131,259 (40.1) | 75,764 (30.5) | 139,210 (35.8) | 74,725 (42.9) | 103,194 (40.7) | 11,470 (46.2) | 42,058 (54.1) |
| Mid-west | 834,719 (13.6) | 16,923 (7.9) | 35,144 (10.7) | 33,283 (13.4) | 48,697 (12.5) | 16,311 (9.4) | 26,127 (10.3) | 1916 (7.7) | 5992 (7.7) |
| North | 807,678 (13.1) | 23,949 (11.2) | 14,695 (4.5) | 7767 (3.1) | 19,597 (5.0) | 18,727 (10.8) | 20,973 (8.3) | 1554 (6.3) | 4036 (5.2) |
| South | 882,572 (14.4) | 28,963 (13.6) | 64,829 (19.8) | 57,270 (23.0) | 66,087 (17.0) | 14,424 (8.3) | 37,324 (14.7) | 3961 (16.0) | 8566 (11.0) |
| South-East | 732,058 (11.9) | 29,803 (14.0) | 21,118 (6.5) | 17,823 (7.2) | 38,006 (9.8) | 19,514 (11.2) | 20,010 (7.9) | 1643 (6.6) | 4627 (6.0) |
| West | 1,242,036 (20.2) | 39,302 (18.4) | 60,185 (18.4) | 56,879 (22.9) | 77,730 (20.0) | 30,379 (17.5) | 46,077 (18.2) | 4288 (17.3) | 12,434 (16.0) |
| Vaccinated | |||||||||
| Yes | 5,589,732 (90.9) | 184,605 (86.4) | 210,576 (64.4) | 172,305 (69.3) | 291,253 (74.8) | 122,785 (70.5) | 208,948 (82.4) | 19,098 (76.9) | 63,238 (81.4) |
| No | 558,122 (9.1) | 29,018 (13.6) | 116,644 (35.6) | 76,472 (30.7) | 98,058 (25.2) | 51,282 (29.5) | 44,743 (17.6) | 5727 (23.1) | 14,472 (18.6) |
a3,4: Managers, professionals, technicians and associate professionals; 2: Clerical, service, and sales workers, skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery worker, craft and related trade workers, and plant and machine operators, and assemblers; 1: Elementary occupations; AF: Armed Forces; X: Not elsewhere classified.