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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Psychiatry. 2016 Aug 1;73(8):796–803. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.1349

Table 1. Sociodemographic Characteristics.

Characteristic No. (%)
Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
(n = 34 903)
Bipolar Disorder
(n = 29 692)
Controls
(n = 2 763 012)
Male sex 20 069 (57.5) 11 149 (37.5) 1 460 968 (52.9)
Age distribution, y
<20    2657 (7.6)    3675 (12.4)    362 320 (13.1)
    20-29    8296 (23.8)    9102 (30.7)    831 634 (30.1)
    30-39 12 498 (35.8)    9906 (33.4)    947 352 (34.3)
≥40 11 452 (32.8)    7009 (23.6)    621 706 (22.5)
Not married 31 143 (89.2) 23 807 (80.2) 2 042 609 (73.9)
Low educational level 11 198 (32.1)    7999 (26.9)    529 586 (19.2)
Frequent residential relocations    1224 (3.5)    1483 (5.0)      69 470 (2.5)
Low family income    9010 (25.8)    4877 (16.4)    251 404 (9.1)
Residence in deprived neighborhood    6130 (17.6)    3895 (13.1)    262 887 (9.5)
Recipient of benefits
    Unemployment    4180 (12.0)    5084 (17.1)    358 046 (13.0)
    Social assistance    6494 (18.6)    4702 (15.8)    120 453 (4.4)
    Disability pension 14 899 (42.7)    4860 (16.4)      62 190 (2.3)