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. 2007 Oct 1;7:272. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-272

Table 2.

Education (upper secondary or higher) and emotional support (adjusted for age): odds ratios* (95% confidence interval), European Social Survey, weighted

Country Men (n = 16,763) Women (n = 19,006)
Austria 2.85 (1.79–4.53) 3.02 (1.85–4.91)
Belgium 1.38 (0.89–2.14) 1.71 (1.07–2.73)
Czech Rep. 2.80 (1.28–4.15) 1.91 (1.09–3.35)
Denmark 1.53 (0.80–2.93) 1.03 (0.48–2.20)
Finland 1.53 (0.97–2.41) 1.38 (0.75–2.54)
France 2.43 (1.42–4.17) 1.71 (0.99–2.95)
Germany 5.03 (2.54–9.95) 1.68 (0.83–3.43)
Greece 0.65 (0.39–1.09) 1.65 (1.02–2.68)
Hungary 2.28 (1.21–4.30) 1.63 (0.85–3.11)
Ireland 1.62 (0.96–2.73) 2.52 (1.41–4.51)
Israel 1.54 (0.91–2.61) 3.12 (1.86–5.24)
Italy 2.37 (1.48–3.78) 1.64 (1.00–2.70)
Luxembourg 2.24 (1.38–3.65) 1.59 (0.86–2.95)
Netherlands 1.69 (1.00–2.84) 1.89 (1.02–3.51)
Norway 0.98 (0.46–2.10) 2.04 (0.85–4.86)
Poland 1.40 (0.90–2.19) 2.02 (1.25–3.27)
Portugal 1.71 (0.68–4.26) 1.39 (0.65–2.95)
Spain 4.90 (2.79–10.59) 1.81 (0.85–3.86)
Sweden 1.43 (0.90–2.28) 1.80 (0.92–3.53)
Slovenia 2.20 (1.16–4.17) 2.38 (1.43–3.94)
Switzerland 2.37 (0.96–5.83) 2.30 (1.16–4.55)
UK 1.07 (0.67–1.70) 1.89 (1.01–3.54)

* Statistically significant odds ratios (p < 0.05) are italicised.