Table 1.
Socio-demographic indicators of the study population (n = 1,029,233)
| Variable | Sweden | F. Yugoslavia | Somalia | Middle East | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acc. | Unacc. | Acc. | Unacc. | Acc. | Unacc. | ||
| 1,009,027 | 8301 | 1475 | 1088 | 1284 | 6445 | 1617 | |
| Age | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) |
| Mean age (SD) | 25.6 | 24.9 | 26.9 | 24.1 | 27.1 | 23.7 | 26,1 |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 51.5 | 52.1 | 53.7 | 56.4 | 61.3 | 54.1 | 73.3 |
| Residency (years) | |||||||
| 0–10 | - | 71.7 | 43.8 | 65.2 | 52.3 | 68.3 | 54.3 |
| > 10 years | - | 28.3 | 56.2 | 34.8 | 47.4 | 31.7 | 45.7 |
| Domicile | |||||||
| Big city | 43.9 | 49.3 | 51.3 | 69.4 | 75.1 | 58.4 | 61.9 |
| Town | 42.9 | 45.4 | 42.4 | 27.9 | 23.2 | 38.7 | 35.5 |
| Rural | 13.2 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| Income (Quintiles) | |||||||
| 1 (lowest) | 11.2 | 26.1 | 23.7 | 58.7 | 45.9 | 54.9 | 37.9 |
| 2 | 17.2 | 24.4 | 25.4 | 19.1 | 24.3 | 18.7 | 21.4 |
| 3 | 21.3 | 22.1 | 21.7 | 9.2 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 14.4 |
| 4 | 24.5 | 18.2 | 16.5 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 8.3 | 13.1 |
| 5 (highest) | 25.8 | 9.2 | 12.7 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 13.1 |
SD Standard Deviation, Acc Accompanied, Unacc Unaccompanied; Sweden refers to native Swedish population