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. 2024 Oct 26;23:222. doi: 10.1186/s12939-024-02305-1

Table 1.

Social characteristics of the total sample

n (%)
Socio-demographic factors
Sex
 Men 1798 (49.2)
 Women 1860 (50.9)
Sexual orientation identity
 Heterosexual 3248 (91.2)
 Non-heterosexual 312 (8.8)
Age
 18–29 463 (12.7)
 30–44 861 (23.5)
 45–64 1381 (37.7)
 65–84 954 (26.1)
Living arrangement
 With others 2882 (78.8)
 Alone 776 (21.2)
Civil status
 Married 1377 (37.6)
 Divorced/Widow-er 586 (16.0)
 Unmarried 1695 (46.3)
Rurality
 Large city 350 (9.6)
 Medium-sized city 874 (23.9)
 Small town/Rural area 2434 (66.5)
Region
 Norrbotten 1789 (48.9)
 Västerbotten 845 (23.1)
 Jämtland Härjedalen 268 (7.3)
 Other 756 (20.7)
Socio-economic factors
Education
 High 865 (23.7)
 Medium 2258 (61.8)
 Low 529 (14.5)
Mean income (sd) (in SEK) 266135 (245457)
Economic stress
 No 3121 (85.8)
 Yes, once 249 (6.8)
 Yes, several 266 (7.3)
Culture-related factors
Sámi reindeer herding community
 Mountain 1112 (30.8)
 Forest 390 (10.8)
 Concession 50 (1.4)
 None 2051 (59.6)
Sámi language (fluently speaking)
 Yes 815 (22.9)
 No 2741 (77.1)