Table 1.
Sample characteristics (N = 9407) and general population (GP) reference values for gender, age, marital status and highest educational level
| Variable | Category | N | % | GP% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 3099 | 32.9 | 53.2 |
| Male | 6308 | 67.1 | 46.8 | |
| Age (years) | 18–24 | 1085 | 11.5 | 15.2a |
| 25–34 | 3912 | 41.6 | 18.6 | |
| 35–44 | 2519 | 26.8 | 16.3 | |
| 45–54 | 1200 | 12.8 | 17.5 | |
| 55–64 | 599 | 6.4 | 14.1 | |
| 65–74 | 81 | 0.9 | 10.5 | |
| 75–84 | 9 | 0.1 | 6.5 | |
| ≥85 | 2 | 0.0 | 1.3 | |
| Marital status | Married/living together | 6044 | 64.3 | 49.2 |
| Single | 2785 | 29.6 | 29.0 | |
| Divorced | 505 | 5.4 | 9.4 | |
| Widow | 73 | 0.8 | 12.2 | |
| Highest education level | Primary | 50 | 0.5 | 27.8a |
| Secondary | 2438 | 25.9 | 43.0 | |
| High school | 2904 | 30.9 | 8.3 | |
| University | 4015 | 42.7 | 4.7 | |
| Employment status | Full‐time job | 7665 | 81.5 | – |
| Part‐time job | 403 | 4.3 | – | |
| Pensioner | 223 | 2.4 | – | |
| Disability pensioner | 66 | 0.7 | – | |
| Student | 711 | 7.6 | – | |
| Housewife | 339 | 3.6 | – | |
| Net income (€/month) | 0–249 | 814 | 8.7 | – |
| 250–400 | 1315 | 14.0 | – | |
| 401–560 | 1819 | 19.3 | – | |
| 561–900 | 2584 | 27.5 | – | |
| 901–2260 | 2235 | 23.8 | – | |
| ≥2261 | 638 | 6.8 | – | |
| Health status (EQ‐VAS score) | 0–24 | 327 | 3.5 | – |
| 25–49 | 322 | 3.4 | – | |
| 50–74 | 2213 | 23.5 | – | |
| 75–100 | 6545 | 69.6 | – | |
| Smoking status (>5 cigarettes/day) | Yes | 1695 | 18.0 | – |
| No | 7697 | 82.0 | – | |
| Healthy lifestyle | Healthier than most others | 3802 | 40.4 | – |
| Comparable to others | 4476 | 47.6 | – | |
| Less healthy than most others | 1127 | 12.0 | – | |
| Kins' age at death (years) | <55 | 36 | 0.4 | – |
| 55–65 | 357 | 3.8 | – | |
| 65–75 | 2331 | 24.8 | – | |
| 75–85 | 4843 | 51.5 | – | |
| 85–95 | 1179 | 18.9 | – | |
| >95 | 61 | 0.6 | – |
Age group, 15–24 years.
a
The rate of people with educational level lower than primary school is 16.2%.