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. 2013 Dec 22;54(4):1177–1190. doi: 10.1007/s10943-013-9810-2

Table 2.

When you have felt stressed, sad, or depressed during or after your illness, to what extent has the following helped you feel better? That nature is an important resource to help you cope with your illness?

June 2011
Not at all 11
Small 20
Moderate 38
Very great 30
Average 2.9
Number of answers 2,362
Group table Percentage that answers Mean Number of answers
Not at all (1) Small (2) Quite large (3) Very large (4)
Age (years)
 −59 9 20 34 37 3.0 694
 60–69 9 20 41 30 2.9 913
 70 15 21 40 24 2.7 755
Sex
 Female 8 18 39 35 3.0 1,854
 Male 21 29 36 14 2.4 503
Social class
 Upper class: higher salaried employees, large business owners/agriculturists 9 22 33 37 3.0 82
 Middle class: other salaried employees and business owners/agriculturists 10 20 38 31 2.9 1,490
 Working class: workers 13 20 40 27 2.8 743
Place of origin
 City with a population of more than 200 thousand 17 24 33 26 2.7 252
 Town with a population of 81–200 thousand 11 23 37 30 2.8 183
 Town with a population of 21–80 thousand 10 20 40 30 2.9 464
 Community with a population of 20 thousand or less 10 19 39 31 2.9 1,380
Time of diagnosis
 1990 or earlier 11 22 41 27 2.8 329
 1991–2000 12 20 37 32 2.9 576
 2001–2005 9 19 41 31 2.9 657
 2006–2011 11 22 36 31 2.9 759
Organisation
 Blodcancerförbundet 16 23 39 23 2.7 457
 BRO 7 18 39 36 3.0 1,450
 ILCO 18 25 37 19 2.6 455