Table 1. Distribution of variables used in the analyses among men and women (per cent, means and standard deviation).

	Men	Women	p
Suboptimal self-rated health at age 42 -%	29.9	32.6	0.438a
Low education at age 42- %	66.8	56.9	0.005a
Somatic complaints at age 16 - means (standard deviation) (range 0–42)	6.44 (4.26)	7.39 (3.97)	0.002b
Frequency of depressive symptoms at age 16 - means (standard deviation) (range 0–3)	0.59 (0.53)	0.98 (0.52)	< 0.001b
Frequency of nervous symptoms at age 16 - means (standard deviation) (range 0–3)	0.18 (0.40)	0.39 (0.54)	< 0.001b
Lack of financial strain at age 42 - means (standard deviation) (range 0–22)	20.11 (3.74)	18.85 (4.75)	< 0.001b
Perceived gender inequity at age 42- means (standard deviation) (range 1–5)	1.78 (0.82)	1.95 (0.94)	0.007b

^aChi square,

^bT-test.