Table 2.
Potential predictors and associated response options
| Sociodemographic factors | |
| Country of birth (register data) | Swedish, Nordic, European, Non-European |
| Housing (How do you live?) | Own, Rented, Student’s room/lodging |
| Occupational status (Your current occupation?) | Student, Employed, Unemployed, Sickness benefit/disability pension, Other activities |
| Economic strain (Have you had difficulties paying for food, rent, bills etc. during the last 12 months?) | No, Yes (yes once/yes several times) |
| Support, Trust, Participation | |
| Emotional support (Do you have anybody to share your inner feelings with and confide in?) | Yes, No |
| Practical support (Can you get help from another person/other persons if you have a practical problem or are ill?) | Yes (yes always/yes most of the time), No |
| Interpersonal trust (Do you believe that you can generally trust most people?) | Yes, No |
| Community trust (What is the level of trust that you place in the following institutions/politicians in your society?) | Summary index = Very high, High, Low, Very low |
| Participation (Have you taken part in the following activities during the past 12 months?) | Summary index = High, Moderate, Low, None |
| Healthy eating, Physical activity | |
| Healthy eating (Consumption of vegetables and fruit) | Summary index = Low consumption, High consumption |
| Physical activity (How much have you been physically active (including leisure activities) during the last 12 months?) | Sedentary leisure, Moderate exercise during leisure, Moderate regularly exercise during leisure, Regularly exercise and training |
| Alcohol, Gambling, Smoking | |
| Alcohol consumption (Have you been drinking alcohol during the last 12 months?) | Summary Index = Yes (≥4 times/week, 2–3 times/week, 2–4 times/month, once/month or more seldom), No (never) |
| Risky alcohol consumption (3 questions) | Summary index = Low consumption, High consumption |
| Gambling (Have you been bought lottery tickets or bet money on games during the last 12 months?) | No, Yes |
| Risky gambling (3 questions) | Summary index = No risk, High risk |
| Smoking (Do you smoke every day?) | No, Yes |
| Violations | |
| Humiliation (Have you been treated in a way that led to feelings of humiliation during the past three months?) | None (no), Some (Yes, sometime), Frequent (Yes, several times) |
| Threat (Have you been exposed to threats or threats of violence that made you scared during the last 12 months?) | Yes, No |
| Violence (Have you been subject to physical violence during the past 12 months?) | Yes, No |
| Suicidal expressions | |
| Suicide ideation (Have you ever considered attempting suicide?) | No, Yes once, Yes several times |
| Suicide attempt (Have you ever attempted suicide?) | No, Yes once, Yes several times |