Table 2.
Associations between participants’ demographic characteristics and risk of dropping out of the postal survey (N=1123).
| Demographic characteristics | OR (95% CI) | P | |
| Age | 0.96 (0.95-0.97) | <.001 | |
| Gender |
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Female | 1 | <.001 |
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Male | 1.63 (1.27-2.11) |
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| Marital status |
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Lives with someone | 1 | .46 |
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Lives alone | 1.12 (0.83-1.50) |
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| Vocational education |
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Vocational education | 1 | .04 |
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None | 1.37 (1.01-1.84) |
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| Employment status |
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Student | 1 | .001 |
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Employed/self-employed | 1.65 (1.01-2.70) | .045 |
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Retired | 2.29 (1.45-3.61) | <.001 |
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Job seeker | 2.44 (1.50-3.97) | <.001 |