Table 5.

Needed structural support. Significant differences between socio‐demographic groups for needed support with regard to structural components (different sources of support). Variables are reported with number of respondents (n), medians (Mdn), and values for interquartile ranges (IQR). Higher values indicate being more satisfied. The results of the Mann–Whitney U‐tests are reported with effect sizes (r) and significance values (P)

Source; possible score	Needed support
	n	Mdn	IQR	r	P
All sources; 1– 42
All	458	12	10–24
Age				−0.18	<0.001
‐23 to 60	241	17	12–25
‐61 to 67	217	12	8–20
Country of birth				−0.12	0.011
‐Sweden	388	13	11–24
‐Non‐Swedish	70	12	6–22
Income				0.37	<0.001
‐Low	213	12	7–14
‐High	245	20	12–27
Colleagues at work; 1–12
All	221	8	6–8
Income				0.19	0.005
‐Low	57	8	4–8
‐High	164	8	7–8
Worka; 1–24
All	249	14	8–16
Level of education				0.14	0.026
‐Lower	59	12	6–16
‐Higher	190	14	8–16
Income				0.20	0.002
‐Low	74	10	6–16
‐High	175	14	9–16
Family; 1–9
All	390	6	6–6
Gender				−0.13	0.012
‐Men	254	6	6–6
‐Women	136	6	6–6
Marital status				−0.10	0.050
‐Married	230	6	6–6
‐Unmarried	160	6	6–6
Friends; 1–9
All	365	6	6–6
Marital status				−0.13	0.019
‐Married	201	6	6–6
‐Unmarried	164	6	6–6
Family/friends; 1–18
All	429	12	6–12
Marital status				−0.18	<0.001
‐Married	237	12	10–12
‐Unmarried	192	12	6–12
Income				0.17	<0.001
‐Low	201	12	6–12
‐High	228	12	10–12

^aManagers and colleagues at work collectively.