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. 2015 Mar;45:41–49. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2014.10.005

Table 1.

Material, psychological and behavioral mediator descriptives.

Material mediators
Psychological mediators
Behavioral mediators
Total Number of waves classed as non-manual (higher) SEP
Total Number of waves classed as non-manual (higher) SEP
Total Number of waves classed as non-manual (higher) SEP
0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 2
Accumulated car ownership Accumulated GHQ-12 Accumulated smoker
Never 38 (4%) 15 (9%) 10 (5%) 13 (2%) Case at both measurement waves 73 (8%) 32 (21%) 12 (7%) 27 (5%) Both measurement waves 206 (21%) 82 (46%) 50 (24%) 72 (12%)
One measurement wave 776 (79%) 114 (65%) 139 (67%) 519 (87%) Case at one measurement wave 242 (28%) 40 (27%) 46 (26%) 156 (29%) One measurement wave 157 (16%) 28 (16%) 37 (18%) 92 (15%)
Both measurement waves 172 (17%) 46 (27%) 59 (28%) 65 (11%) Never a case 553 (64%) 79 (52%) 117 (67%) 350 (66%) Never 206 (21%) 67 (38%) 122 (58%) 433 (73%)



Missing 6 0 4 2 Missing 9 7 0 2 Missing 6 4 0 2



Accumulated home ownership Accumulated low physical activity
Never 149 (15%) 83 (47%) 37 (18%) 26 (4%) Both measurement waves 295 (31%) 57 (35%) 87 (34%) 168 (29%)
One measurement wave 253 (26%) 70 (40%) 85 (41%) 97 (16%) One measurement wave 406 (43%) 79 (48%) 86 (44%) 237 (42%)
Both measurement waves 580 (59% 22 (13%) 86 (41%) 470 (80%) Never 237 (25%) 28 (17%) 44 (22%) 163 (29%)
Missing 6 3 1 2 Missing 9 2 4 3



Accumulated low income Accumulated heavy drinker
Low income for both measurement waves 78 (9%) 43 (29%) 26 (15%) 7 (1%) Both measurement waves 98 (10%) 22 (12%) 15 (7%) 59 (10%)
Low income at one measurement wave 174 (21%) 40 (27%) 50 (28%) 64 (13%) One measurement wave 262 (26%) 30 (17%) 46 (22%) 185 (31%)
Never low income 586 (70%) 32 (21%) 101 (57%) 438 (86%) Never 631 (64%) 125 (71%) 148 (71%) 355 (59%)



Missing 2 2 2 Missing 6 3 1 2



Accumulated poor diet
Both measurement waves 411 (45%) 99 (62%) 88 (47%) 219 (39%)
One measurement wave 393 (43%) 56 (35%) 77 (41%) 258 (46%)
Never 113 (12%) 5 (3%) 22 (12%) 84 (15%)
Missing 9 2 2 5

Of respondents who took part in waves 1 and 5.