Table 3.
Demographic characteristics of the survey respondents and study population in the housing areas studied
| Setting Alpha | Setting Beta | Setting Gamma | ||||
| Alpha-house n (%) |
Alpha-flat n (%) |
Beta-mix n (%) |
Beta-flat n (%) |
Gamma-house n (%) |
Gamma-flat n (%) |
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| Gender distribution | ||||||
| Respondents | ||||||
| Male | 108 (40.1) | 101 (42.1) | 139 (44.4) | 108 (46) | 68 (43.0) | 77 (44.0) |
| Female | 141 (52.4) | 125 (52.1) | 163 (52.1) | 111 (47.2) | 85 (53.8) | 82 (46.9) |
| Partial drop-outs: non- respondent gender | 20 (7.4) | 14 (5.8) | 11 (3.5) | 16 (6.8) | 5 (3.2) | 16 (9.1) |
| Total | 269 | 240 | 313 | 235 | 158 | 175 |
| Study population | ||||||
| Male | 514 (50.8) | 646 (48.9) | 632 (48.3) | 569 (48.2) | 280 (48.2) | 507 (51.6) |
| Female | 497 (49.2) | 676 (51.1) | 677 (51.7) | 611 (51.8) | 301 (51.8) | 476 (48.4) |
| Total | 1011 | 1322 | 1309 | 1180 | 581 | 983 |
| p-value | 0.035* | 0.246 | 0.480 | 0.766 | 0.409 | 0.461 |
| Age distribution | ||||||
| Respondents | ||||||
| 20–34 years | 21 (7.8) | 56 (23.3) | 51 (16.3) | 59 (25.1) | 25 (15.8) | 35 (20) |
| 35–64 years | 170 (63.2) | 132 (55) | 173 (55.3) | 98 (41.7) | 87 (55.1) | 95 (54.3) |
| 65–79 years | 74 (27.5) | 50 (20.8) | 84 (26.8) | 74 (31.5) | 45 (28.5) | 40 (22.9) |
| Partial drop-outs: non-respondent age | 4 (1.5) | 2 (0.8) | 5 (1.6) | 4 (1.7) | 1 (0.6) | 5 (2.9) |
| Total | 269 | 240 | 313 | 235 | 158 | 175 |
| Study population | ||||||
| 20–34 years | 131 (13) | 406 (30.7) | 321 (24.5) | 362 (30.7) | 97 (16.7) | 280 (28.5) |
| 35–64 years | 654 (64.7) | 695 (52.6) | 712 (54.4) | 529 (44.8) | 328 (56.5) | 515 (52.4) |
| 65–79 years | 226 (22.4) | 221 (16.7) | 276 (21.1) | 289 (24.5) | 156 (26.9) | 188 (19.1) |
| Total | 1011 | 1322 | 1309 | 1180 | 581 | 983 |
| p-value | 0.027* | 0.051 | 0.004** | 0.044* | 0.897 | 0.08 |
| Country of birth | ||||||
| Respondents | ||||||
| Born in Sweden | 253 (94.1) | 165 (68.8) | 283 (90.4) | 186 (79.1) | 136 (86.1) | 115 (65.7) |
| Born elsewhere | 15 (5.6) | 75 (31.3) | 30 (9.6) | 48 (20.4) | 20 (12.7) | 56 (32) |
| Partial drop-outs: non-respondent country of birth | 1 (0.4) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.4) | 2 (1.3) | 4 (2.3) |
| Total | 269 | 240 | 313 | 235 | 158 | 175 |
| Study population | ||||||
| Born in Sweden | 939 (92.9) | 870 (65.8) | 1188 (90.8) | 891 (75.5) | 503 (86.6) | 612 (62.3) |
| Born elsewhere | 72 (7.1) | 452 (34.2) | 121 (9.2) | 289 (24.5) | 78 (13.4) | 371 (37.7) |
| Total | 1011 | 1322 | 1309 | 1180 | 581 | 983 |
| p-value | 0.378 | 0.375 | 0.852 | 0.192 | 0.843 | 0.212 |
| Years in school | ||||||
| Respondents | ||||||
| 1–9 years | 82 (30.5) | 98 (40.8) | 88 (28.1) | 94 (40) | 55 (34.89) | 71 (40.6) |
| 10–12 years | 78 (29) | 74 (30.8) | 106 (33.9) | 76 (32.3) | 62 (39.2) | 63 (36) |
| ≥ 12 years | 71 (26.4) | 26 (10.8) | 82 (26.2) | 31 (13.2) | 26 (16.5) | 19 (10.9) |
| Partial drop-outs: non-respondent years in school | 38 (14.1) | 42 (17.5) | 37 (11.8) | 34 (14.5) | 15 (9.5) | 22 (12.6) |
| Total | 269 | 240 | 313 | 235 | 158 | 175 |
| Study population | ||||||
| 1–9 years | 266 (26.3) | 564 (42.7) | 365 (27.9) | 505 (42.8) | 171 (29.4) | 438 (44.6) |
| 10–12 years | 481 (47.6) | 632 (47.8) | 663 (50.6) | 533 (45.2) | 312 (53.7) | 447 (45.5) |
| ≥ 12 years | 264 (26.1) | 126 (9.5) | 281 (21.5) | 142 (12) | 98 (16.9) | 98 (10) |
| Total | 1011 | 1322 | 1309 | 1180 | 581 | 983 |
| p-value | 0.001** | 0.017* | 0.001** | 0.116 | 0.064 | 0.493 |
| No. of questionnaires delivered (N = 2510) | 413 | 518 | 514 | 443 | 231 | 391 |
| Drop-out on account of deceased or moved (N = 34) | ||||||
| Respondent rate (N = 1390, 56.1%) | 269 (65.1) | 240 (46.3) | 313 (60.9) | 235 (53) | 158 (68.4) | 175 (44.8) |
*χ2 test significant at p < 0.05. **χ2 test significant at p < 0.01.