Table 2. Characteristics of the sample, per welfare regime and year (weighted).
All values represent percentages.
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All countries | ||||||||||
| Female | 51.87 | 51.90 | 51.83 | 51.89 | 51.94 | 51.86 | 51.71 | 51.82 | 52.13 | 52.05 |
| Older than 55 | 37.59 | 37.34 | 37.79 | 37.90 | 38.42 | 38.66 | 39.01 | 39.20 | 40.00 | 40.36 |
| Tertiary education | 24.34 | 21.68 | 21.68 | 23.51 | 23.92 | 24.81 | 25.71 | 26.66 | 27.07 | 27.62 |
| Poor SRH | 10.93 | 10.68 | 10.38 | 9.26 | 9.23 | 8.90 | 9.19 | 9.36 | 9.20 | 9.09 |
| Sample size | 297,176 | 304,230 | 308,572 | 306,968 | 304,091 | 303,543 | 302,647 | 308,270 | 295,786 | 299,312 |
| Scandinavian | ||||||||||
| Female | 50.76 | 51.25 | 50.85 | 50.69 | 50.67 | 50.55 | 50.06 | 50.29 | 49.43 | 49.92 |
| Older than 55 | 39.07 | 39.97 | 40.64 | 41.19 | 41.00 | 42.29 | 42.58 | 42.84 | 42.97 | 43.02 |
| Tertiary education | 28.43 | 29.48 | 29.68 | 30.69 | 31.65 | 32.48 | 33.32 | 36.66 | 36.26 | 39.01 |
| Poor SRH | 7.93 | 8.33 | 7.55 | 7.36 | 7.06 | 6.88 | 7.14 | 6.69 | 6.51 | 6.35 |
| Sample size | 26,284 | 25,376 | 25,875 | 26,570 | 26,302 | 26,613 | 23,920 | 25,484 | 26,171 | 26,930 |
| Southern | ||||||||||
| Female | 51.12 | 51.07 | 50.97 | 50.89 | 50.82 | 50.76 | 50.81 | 51.06 | 51.12 | 51.16 |
| Older than 55 | 36.73 | 36.36 | 36.42 | 36.25 | 36.39 | 36.45 | 36.77 | 37.50 | 38.01 | 38.39 |
| Tertiary education | 17.16 | 17.52 | 18.25 | 19.20 | 19.64 | 19.98 | 20.35 | 21.06 | 22.01 | 23.20 |
| Poor SRH | 10.91 | 10.89 | 10.74 | 9.37 | 9.24 | 8.49 | 9.70 | 9.47 | 9.61 | 9.26 |
| Sample size | 91,116 | 87,719 | 85,693 | 87,721 | 88,322 | 87,053 | 84,735 | 85,025 | 85,056 | 89,003 |
| Bismarckian | ||||||||||
| Female | 51.71 | 51.84 | 51.80 | 51.83 | 51.68 | 51.59 | 51.60 | 51.67 | 51.63 | 51.68 |
| Older than 55 | 39.31 | 38.91 | 39.66 | 39.86 | 40.40 | 40.49 | 41.11 | 41.01 | 41.42 | 41.73 |
| Tertiary education | 30.65 | 23.13 | 24.29 | 24.66 | 25.29 | 25.86 | 26.73 | 27.67 | 28.29 | 28.38 |
| Poor SRH | 8.96 | 8.99 | 8.88 | 7.81 | 8.05 | 8.13 | 8.17 | 8.17 | 7.88 | 7.84 |
| Sample size | 67,325 | 71,690 | 75,934 | 72,264 | 72,237 | 74,490 | 76,460 | 77,409 | 70,997 | 71,009 |
| Anglo-Saxon | ||||||||||
| Female | 52.98 | 52.79 | 52.63 | 53.06 | 53.15 | 52.84 | 51.66 | 51.84 | 54.51 | 53.89 |
| Older than 55 | 37.37 | 37.00 | 37.25 | 36.82 | 37.03 | 37.59 | 36.96 | 36.40 | 39.10 | 39.89 |
| Tertiary education | 30.97 | 30.99 | 25.04 | 34.48 | 33.79 | 36.57 | 37.86 | 39.20 | 39.55 | 38.78 |
| Poor SRH | 7.03 | 6.30 | 6.04 | 4.90 | 5.47 | 5.78 | 5.74 | 7.89 | 7.76 | 8.70 |
| Sample size | 24,910 | 23,210 | 21,995 | 20,689 | 19,080 | 18,079 | 18,344 | 21,316 | 19,210 | 20,372 |
| Post-Communist | ||||||||||
| Female | 52.73 | 52.80 | 52.79 | 52.81 | 53.83 | 53.90 | 53.95 | 53.68 | 53.96 | 53.54 |
| Older than 55 | 34.62 | 34.90 | 35.57 | 36.14 | 37.73 | 38.27 | 38.99 | 39.42 | 40.19 | 40.34 |
| Tertiary education | 14.85 | 15.75 | 16.47 | 17.29 | 17.92 | 19.01 | 19.84 | 20.88 | 21.66 | 22.25 |
| Poor SRH | 18.02 | 17.55 | 16.56 | 15.86 | 14.64 | 14.13 | 13.89 | 13.32 | 12.75 | 15.64 |
| Sample size | 65,967 | 70,975 | 73,971 | 76,455 | 73,662 | 72,110 | 73,409 | 73,407 | 69,131 | 67,688 |
| Former-USSR | ||||||||||
| Female | 55.07 | 55.04 | 55.09 | 57.44 | 57.25 | 57.48 | 56.88 | 57.56 | 57.77 | 57.21 |
| Older than 55 | 36.92 | 36.67 | 36.64 | 38.07 | 39.15 | 39.49 | 39.36 | 40.27 | 40.73 | 41.35 |
| Tertiary education | 22.70 | 23.98 | 24.84 | 26.66 | 27.15 | 28.58 | 29.29 | 30.28 | 31.62 | 31.60 |
| Poor SRH | 20.19 | 18.53 | 16.71 | 17.03 | 16.64 | 16.78 | 17.37 | 16.77 | 16.10 | 15.57 |
| Sample size | 21,574 | 25,260 | 25,104 | 23,269 | 24,488 | 25,198 | 25,779 | 25,629 | 25,221 | 24,310 |