Table 2 Distribution of the sense of coherence in different subgroups among 40–70–years‐old Ålanders.

Variable	n	%	SOC mean (SD)
Gender	842*
Men	387	46.0	71.27 (11.2)
Women	455	54.0	70.35 (12.1)
Age (years)	842*
40–44	188	22.3	69.45 (12.4)
45–49	201	23.9	70.14 (10.4)
50–54	169	20.1	71.38 (12.9)
55–59	119	14.1	71.71 (10.6)
60–64	88	10.5	71.32 (10.8)
65–70	77	9.1	71.43 (13.2)
Marital status	845*
Married/cohabiting	691	81.8	71.34 (11.0)
Non‐married	72	8.5	68.83 (13.0)
Divorced	64	7.6	67.50 (14.3)
Widowed	18	2.1	66.72 (17.9)
Place of living	832*
Mariehamn	448	53.9	70.12 (11.9)
Finström	284	34.1	71.95 (11.0)
Föglö	100	12.0	70.60 (12.0)
Education	837*
Primary school	298	35.6	70.24 (12.4)
Secondary school	201	24.0	70.88 (12.0)
Polytechnic school	217	25.9	71.43 (10.5)
University degree	121	14.5	70.41 (11.6)
Employment	840*
Employee	513	61.1	70.51 (11.2)
Private enterprise	138	16.4	73.19 (10.6)
Unemployed	26	3.1	65.81 (12.8)
Home work	16	1.9	72.19 (13.0)
Disability pensioner	59	7.0	68.83 (13.1)
Old‐age pensioner	88	10.5	71.81 (11.9)
Occupation	836*
Tourism	33	3.9	68.85 (11.7)
Trade	115	13.8	71.98 (12.1)
Shipping	117	14.0	68.74 (12.0)
Healthcare	118	14.1	70.99 (11.4)
Education	70	8.4	70.19 (11.2)
Industry	54	6.5	70.30 (12.0)
Agriculture	56	6.7	73.88 (8.8)
Fishing	15	1.8	74.33 (9.2)
Other	258	30.8	70.88 (11.8)
SRH	848*
Good	543	64.0	73.77 (9.4)
Moderate	253	29.9	66.73 (12.4)
Poor	52	6.1	58.29 (15.2)
BDI	798*
None or minimal (0–4)	622	77.9	72.45 (8.9)
Mild (5–7)	100	12.5	63.33 (9.9)
Moderate (8–15)	66	8.3	52.95 (9.2)
Severe (16+)	10	1.3	36.44 (5.0)

BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; SOC, sense of coherence; SRH, self‐rated health.

*Missing values are excluded.