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. 2017 Jul 13;63(3):337–347. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1010-5

Table 2.

The incidence of unhealthy lifestyle behaviour among different groups of migrants and non-migrants (unmatched sample) (The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, collected in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, 2013)

Non-migrants First-generation migrants Second-generation migrants
European migrants (origin) European migrants (destination) Originating from Africa Originating from Middle East Mother migrant Father migrant
Smoking at the present time (percentage of older adults who reported smoking)
 Austria 19.8 12.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.4 0.0
 Belgium 18.4 22.7 43.6 24.2 45.6 11.8 50.0
 Czech Republic 22.8 12.8 29.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.0
 Denmark 19.7 23.1 56.3 0.0 30.0 11.1 55.6
 Estonia 19.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.5 0.0
 France 15.5 19.5 50.0 0.0 0.0 18.2 0.0
 Germany 19.6 13.9 29.5 0.0 28.9 25.0 37.5
 Italy 14.9 21.8 20.0 0.0 0.0 28.6 33.3
 Luxembourg 15.4 24.2 32.4 17.5 0.0 0.0 37.5
 The Netherlands 16.2 20.0 38.9 24.0 25.0 35.7% 0.0
 Slovenia 14.5 24.2 20.0 0.0 0.0 7.7 0.0
 Spain 12.8 16.7 12.7 7.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
 Switzerland 23.5 12.5 47.1 0.0 29.3 28.6
 Sweden 12.2 37.5 21.1 40.0 21.4 11.8 33.3
Consuming more than two glasses of alcohol per day (percentage of the older adults who reported drinking more than two glasses of alcohol per day)
 Austria 11.6 12.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.5 0.0
 Belgium 23.1 14.7 20.8 16.1% 0.0 15.1 13.8
 Czech Republic 89.7 19.1 11.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
 Denmark 29.6 20.8 38.5 0.0 30.0 33.3 27.3
 Estonia 16.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 0.0
 France 16.1 15.4 0.0 14.3 0.0 15.9 100.0
 Germany 16.0 18.2 15.8 0.4 0.0 100.0 16.3
 Italy 4.4 12.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0
 Luxembourg 16.3 15.2 20.1 27.5 0.9 0.0 18.3
 The Netherlands 21.0 24.0 6.7 20.0 25.0 14.3 0.0
 Slovenia 5.1 15.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.7 0.0
 Spain 7.7 23.3 7.1 12.7 0.0 16.7 50.0
 Switzerland 27.9 12.5 16.7 0.0 0.0 28.7 37.5
 Sweden 17.2 27.5 8.8 20.0 14.3 17.6 5.9
Participating in moderate physical activity (percentage of older adults who reported to be engaged in physical activity)
 Austria 87.8 96.8 0.0 0.0 0.9 93.2 0.0
 Belgium 86.0 96.0 84.9 77.4% 90.8 86.0 91.2
 Czech Republic 89.3 91.5 91.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 90.9
 Denmark 92.6 92.3 88.5 0.0 8.8 100.0 90.1
 Estonia 85.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 92.5 0.0
 France 87.2 91.1 60.0 14.3 0.0 93.2 100.0
 Germany 90.6 88.5 89.1 1.3 78.9 100.0 88.4
 Italy 76.9 82.4 62.5 0.4 0.9 50.0 83.3
 Luxembourg 88.2 84.8 92.0 90.0 2.7 0.0 91.3
 The Netherlands 90.9 92.0 93.3 88.0 100.0 85.7 0.0
 Slovenia 87.6 84.8 90.0 0.0 0.0 84.6 0.0
 Spain 81.9 93.3 87.8 72.7 0.0 100.0 100.0
 Switzerland 87.1 87.5 83.5 0.0 0.0 86.6 75.0
 Sweden 94.0 81.3 91.2 80.0 71.4 88.2 94.1