Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for the included measures of socioeconomic position
| Variable | Items | Women | Men | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) N = 3500 | 53.9 (17.6) | 52.8 (17.4) | 53.4 (17.5) | |
| Gender N = 3500 | 53.1 | 46.9 | ||
| Marital status* N = 3495 | Married/cohabiting Single |
70.6 29.4 |
75.5 24.5 |
72.9 27.1 |
| Education* N = 3478 | Primary High school University Masters/PhD |
17.2 36.8 45.1 0.9 |
19.1 44.1 35.7 1.2 |
18.1 40.2 40.7 1.0 |
| Income (SEK)* N = 2998 | <200,000 201,000–400,000 401,000–600,000 ≥601,000 |
20.8 31.5 25.6 22.0 |
13.3 26.0 27.8 32.8 |
17.1 28.8 26.7 27.4 |
| Ability to obtain SEK 15,000 in one week.* N = 3448 | No, never No, mostly not Yes, mostly Yes, always |
9.1 8.7 32.6 49.6 |
5.9 5.4 26.4 62.4 |
7.6 7.1 29.7 55.6 |
| Housing N = 3490 | Rented flat Owner-occupied flat Own house |
25.3 18.5 56.2 |
22.8 18.0 59.3 |
24.1 18.3 57.7 |
| Ethnicity N = 3497 | Swedish-born (+ Nordic countries) Foreign-born |
91.7 8.3 |
92.3 7.7 |
91.9 8.1 |
Mean and standard deviation (age) and proportions for other variables. Asterisk (*) for statistically significant differences between women and men (p < 0.05)