Table III.
Distribution of characteristics of 2 non-Sámi populations aged 36–79 years as of 2003/2004 in 17 municipalities in Norway north of the Arctic Circle – defined according to not having reported self-identification as Sámi or Sámi linguistic connection within 3 generations*
| N0) Resident in the study area – 17 municipalities (n=9,409) | N1) Resident in the language area – 8 municipalities (n=2,220) | |||
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| n | % | n | % | |
| Gender | ||||
| Men | 4,435 | 47.1 | 1,040 | 46.9 |
| Women | 4,974 | 52.9 | 1,180 | 53.2 |
| Age | ||||
| 36–48 years | 3,196 | 34.0 | 708 | 31.9 |
| 49–61 years | 3,656 | 38.9 | 871 | 39.3 |
| 62–79 years | 2,557 | 27.1 | 641 | 28.9 |
| Region | ||||
| 1 Inner Language Area (2 municipalities) | 175 | 1.9 | 175 | 7.9 |
| 2 Outer Language Area (4 municipalities) | 1,394 | 14.8 | 1,394 | 62.8 |
| 3 Areas of Northern Troms/Finnmark (6 municipalities) | 2,314 | 24.6 | – | – |
| 4 Alta municipalities | 3,832 | 40.7 | – | – |
| 5 Areas of Nordland/Southern Troms (4 municipalities) | 1,694 | 18.0 | 651 | 29.3 |
| Self-reported length of education** | ||||
| ≤12 years | 5,731 | 66.1 | 1,260 | 65.9 |
| >12 years | 2,943 | 33.9 | 651 | 34.1 |
| Self-reported household income** | ||||
| ≤Kr. 300,000 | 2,952 | 34.7 | 749 | 37.7 |
| >Kr. 300,000 | 5,568 | 65.4 | 1,236 | 62.3 |
| Self-rated health** | ||||
| Not good | 2,872 | 31.5 | 660 | 32.9 |
| Good | 6,248 | 68.5 | 1,345 | 67.1 |
*
Due to missing values, 60 participants were included neither in the populations I1–I3 nor in N1–N2.
**
Varying n because of missing values.