Table 2.

Percent who were a) questioned and b) advised/helped concerning their different health behaviors when visiting health care by the different background variables.

	a) Questioned				b) Advised or helped
	Dietary habits	Physical exercise	Smoking or snuff use	Alcohol use	Dietary habits	Physical exercise	Smoking or snuff use	Alcohol use
Total
	27.1	33.4	32.3	23.0	14.3	16.2	8.8	2.7
Gender:
Men	30.7***	38.2***	33.2	28.1***	18.2***	18.9**	8.3	4.8***
Women	24.7***	30.2***	31.8	19.4***	11.6***	14.3**	9.1	1.3***
Age group:
18-24	20.1*	20.7***	32.0	18.0	11.7	10.6*	10.6	2.2
25-34	28.8	32.7	37.8***	27.2***	10.4**	11.7*	6.8	2.2
35-44	25.2	33.8	29.3	22.7	12.8	16.6	7.0	2.6
45-54	29.7	39.4***	35.1*	25.2*	15.5	22.2***	10.3	2.4
55-64	29.9*	37.3**	31.6	22.4	18.8**	19.5**	11.7**	3.8
65-70	23.2	25.6	18.0***	12.4**	19.6*	12.6	6.0	3.6
Social class:
blue-collar	26.2	31.3	34.2	23.0	18.6**	21.4***	15.8***	5.1***
lower white collar	25.5	32.7	31.5	21.2	12.4	13.4	9.0	2.0
middle white collar	27.0	32.8	32.2	22.3	13.2	16.2	7.8	1.7
higher white collar	29.9	38.7***	33.0	26.2*	12.7	13.4	4.8***	1.6
missing values	26.1	29.2	29.3	20.5	14.9	16.2	6.3	3.9
Sick-leave:
None	24.4**	30.3***	27.1***	20.0**	12.6***	13.0***	5.8***	2.2
1-7 days	24.3**	28.7***	30.1**	20.9**	10.4***	10.9***	7.2**	2.0*
8-30 days	28.3	36.5	40.8*	23.9	15.3	20.9	14.2*	2.2
31-90 days	42.9***	48.3**	49.6***	35.1**	31.6***	33.6***	15.7	4.8
90+ days	45.3***	61.5***	45.5**	40.8***	28.6***	37.3***	15.8*	8.4***
missing value	19.1*	20.7***	23.5**	16.2*	15.8	16.7	10.3	3.8
Physical health:
very good	21.8***	26.2***	29.3*	22.3*	8.4***	7.8***	5.2***	2.0*
good	26.4***	32.9**	31.1	21.1**	13.5	15.1**	8.3*	2.3
neither good or bad	35.4	44.9	38.2	26.4	23.3*	30.2**	13.7	2.9
bad or very bad	38.4	46.5	42.8	30.2	30.4***	35.2***	19.7**	8.5***
missing value	56.2*	64.3*	40.0	46.2	15.4	30.8	16.7	01
Mental health:
very good	24.5***	29.4***	30.9	21.7*	12.3	12.9	6.9	1.6
good	25.1***	33.3**	31.8	21.2**	13.2	15.3	9.0	2.3
neither good or bad	36.5	38.1	35.3	26.3	19.3	22.1	11.3	5.2
bad or very bad	39.8*	49.7**	40.5	35.2*	25.2	31.2	13.8	7.8
missing values	35.9	48.6	34.4	30.3	22.2	28.6	20.0	9.4
Smoking:
never	26.5	32.7	26.8***	22.0	12.2*	13.3**	0.7***	1.4*
presently	28.6	33.2	47.1***	24.4	17.5	18.2	32.5***	5.7*
earlier	26.8	34.4	30.6	23.5	15.2	18.8	4.5	2.8
missing values	37.1	37.1	34.4	20.7	20.6	23.5	13.3	3.4
Alcohol:
don't drink	27.0	30.8	31.0	23.4	17.8	21.6	7.8*	1.8*
non-hazardous use	26.7	33.8	31.3	21.8	13.7*	15.4*	7.8***	1.0***
hazardous use	29.0	31.4	38.5	26.5	15.2	16.3	14.0	7.3
dependent on alcohol	35.6	36.2	41.9	45.3***	22.0	24.1	22.0**	39.1***
missing values	15.4	45.4	27.3	10.0	02	27.3	02	02
Internal missing n	115	150	166	203	118	169	216	255

Bivariate associations (n = 2786).

* p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01 *** p < 0.001 The significance level is given for each category contrasted against the average of the variable's all categories using Wald chi-square tests in logistic regression models. ¹ In estimation of significance levels for this model the category for "missing values" was collapsed with the category "very good". If this category is excluded instead the significance levels remain similar for the other categories. ² Category was collapsed with non-hazardous use in estimations. If this category is excluded significance levels remain similar.