Table 1.

Proportions (percentage) of 15-year-olds feeling low, having difficulties getting to sleep and headache and proportions of 15-24-year-olds employed, unemployed and not in labour force, in ten countries in the earliest (typically 1985) and latest year available (typically 2002).

Country	Year	Feeling low		Difficulties getting to sleep		Headache		Labour market status
		Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Employed	Unemployed	Not in labour force
Austria	1983	2.2	5.6	8.9	14.5	3.1	11.1	61.2	2.8	35.8
	2002	3.6	7.5	8.7	15.1	8.2	22.4	53.4	3.2	43.4
Belgium	1985	10.7	14.2	14.9	20.0	6.2	13.3	32.3	7.9	59.9
	2002	13.0	21.4	12.4	20.0	11.6	23.0	26.1	5.5	68.4
Denmark	1993	1.8	13.8	12.3	15.2	3.8	10.5	63.8	8.6	27.6
	2002	4.8	16.8	14.3	18.2	4.8	13.5	65.7	4.6	29.7
Finland	1983	6.7	12.4	14.4	18.0	2.6	11.5	50.0	5.3	44.7
	2002	7.3	15.6	11.6	15.9	8.8	25.2	32.4	12.9	54.8
Hungary	1993	17.0	30.5	11.0	12.2	8.2	24.7	31.9	8.6	59.5
	2002	19.0	31.5	11.0	21.2	11.2	30.7	31.8	3.5	64.8
Norway	1983	6.0	10.9	10.3	14.4	4.4	13.6	56.4	4.9	38.7
	2002	7.6	19.3	12.5	18.5	8.1	20.6	53.9	7.5	38.6
Spaina	1985	9.2	13.9	9.7	18.4	9.7	17.7	33.4	23.4	43.3
	2002	14.6	29.1	11.9	20.9	14.1	28.9	33.4	12.0	54.7
Sweden	1985	4.7	12.2	14.9	15.8	4.8	16.1	63.1	4.7	32.2
	2005	14.4	35.6	21.2	30.4	13.0	30.8	38.0	10.1	51.9
Switzerland	1985	9.0	23.8	-	-	5.7	16.1	67.1	1.8	31.1
	2002	6.6	21.6	12.3	21.0	6.5	17.6	62.6	4.4	33.0
UK	1985	6.6	8.3	14.3	18.2	4.8	11.7	66.3	12.3	21.4
	2002	9.8	21.6	17.9	27.5	12.1	28.5	59.4	7.8	32.8

Note: All proportions are corrected estimates resulting from linear regressions, see "Statistical methods" section. ^aFor Spain, the table gives the actual observed proportions with symptoms.