Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of the samples.
| SWEDEN | ICELAND | NORWAY | USA | CANADA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomic status | |||||
| Elite/upper middle class | 14.0 | 11.4 | 16.7 | 19.6 | 17.2 |
| Skilled Workers | 13.0 | 6.6 | 13.7 | 11.9 | 13.2 |
| Farmers | 32.4 | 33.2 | 33.1 | 33.8 | 38.9 |
| Lower Skilled Workers | 13.7 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 15.6 | 11.8 |
| Unskilled Workers | 21.7 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 16.8 | 14.8 |
| NA | 5.1 | 16.9 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 4.3 |
| Woman in the labour force | |||||
| Not in labour force | 99.4 | 1.9 | 93.5 | 1.4 | 98.5 |
| In labour force | 0.6 | 12.3 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 1.5 |
| NA | 0.0 | 85.9 | 0.0 | 94.0 | 0.0 |
| Age of woman | |||||
| 15-19 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 1.7 |
| 20-24 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 14.1 | 10.7 |
| 25-29 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 14.8 | 18.2 | 17.0 |
| 30-34 | 15.9 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 17.2 |
| 35-39 | 18.2 | 20.7 | 17.4 | 15.7 | 17.1 |
| 40-44 | 17.4 | 16.4 | 15.9 | 13.0 | 14.8 |
| 45-49 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 10.3 | 11.7 |
| 50-54 | 13.0 | 11.2 | 12.3 | 8.2 | 9.9 |
| Age difference between spouses | |||||
| Wife Older | 26.0 | 28.8 | 24.8 | 12.0 | 13.8 |
| Husband 0-2 years older | 22.7 | 20.5 | 23.4 | 25.6 | 25.9 |
| Husband 3-6 years older | 26.3 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 31.5 | 29.9 |
| Husband >6 years older | 24.9 | 28.7 | 26.9 | 31.0 | 30.4 |
| Household status | |||||
| Lodger | 3.1 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| Head family | 96.9 | 93.1 | 97.6 | 95.5 | 96.1 |
| Migrant status | |||||
| Both migrants | 13.9 | - | 32.0 | 35.1 | 18.2 |
| Wife mig. & husband non-mig. | 9.8 | - | 17.0 | 8.2 | 5.1 |
| Wife non-mig. & husband mig. | 10.9 | - | 13.8 | 13.3 | 8.5 |
| Both non-migrants | 65.3 | - | 37.2 | 43.4 | 68.2 |
| Children>4 years in household | |||||
| No | 29.6 | 32.7 | 32.0 | 36.7 | 32.9 |
| Yes | 70.4 | 67.3 | 68.1 | 63.3 | 67.1 |
| Community characteristics: | |||||
| Female labour force participation | |||||
| Low(1st quartile) | 22.0 | 23.9 | 20.8 | 11.4 | 29.4 |
| Medium (2nd and 3rd quartiles) | 45.4 | 58.1 | 63.3 | 39.5 | 42.7 |
| High (4th quartile) | 32.6 | 18.1 | 15.9 | 49.1 | 28.0 |
| Teachers/100 children aged 7-14 | |||||
| Low (1st quartile) | 23.8 | 44.8 | 21.1 | 11.2 | 29.2 |
| Medium (2nd and 3rd quartile) | 56.3 | 30.9 | 42.4 | 63.9 | 47.3 |
| High (4th quartile) | 20.0 | 24.3 | 36.5 | 24.9 | 23.5 |
| Proportion employed in agriculture | |||||
| Low (1st quartile) | 51.4 | 29.1 | 46.9 | 53.7 | 25.1 |
| Medium (2nd and 3rd quartiles) | 35.8 | 51.6 | 36.8 | 33.8 | 41.5 |
| High (4th quartile) | 12.8 | 19.3 | 16.3 | 12.5 | 33.4 |
| Community-level CWR | |||||
| Low (1st quartile) | 22.9 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 35.1 | 24.8 |
| Medium (2nd and 3rd quartile) | 50.6 | 63.9 | 58.7 | 51.9 | 46.1 |
| High (4th quartile) | 26.5 | 21.0 | 25.9 | 13.1 | 29.1 |
| Proportion migrants | |||||
| Low (1st quartile) | 17.3 | - | 18.7 | 17.6 | 24.0 |
| Medium (2nd and 3rd quartiles) | 40.2 | - | 37.3 | 60.7 | 51.6 |
| High (4th quartile) | 42.5 | - | 44.0 | 21.7 | 24.3 |
| Child-Woman Ratio by SES | |||||
| Elite | 0.73 | 0.94 | 0.88 | 0.53 | 0.67 |
| Skilled Workers and Foremen | 0.87 | 0.84 | 0.97 | 0.65 | 0.79 |
| Farmers | 0.83 | 1.00 | 0.96 | 0.84 | 0.93 |
| Lower Skilled Workers | 0.97 | 0.84 | 0.99 | 0.71 | 0.84 |
| Unskilled Workers | 0.91 | 0.71 | 0.91 | 0.78 | 0.91 |
| NA | 0.74 | 0.97 | 0.53 | 0.49 | 0.73 |
| Total | 0.85 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.72 | 0.84 |
| N | 619 096 | 6 981 | 260 085 | 589 526 | 35 642 |
| Geo-groups | 2 531 | 294 | 595 | 2 818 | 208 |
Source: As for Table 1.