Table 1.
Description of respondents by income group (Low, Medium, High)
| Countries | Overall | Aus | Can | Fr | Ger | NT | NZ | NW | SW | UK | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 17,167 | 1,500 | 3,958 | 1,001 | 1,200 | 1,000 | 750 | 753 | 4,804 | 1,001 | 1,200 |
| With income data (%) | 83.1 | 82.8 | 80.9 | 87.4 | 71.5 | 74.4 | 85.3 | 90.7 | 87.7 | 83.1 | 81.0 |
| # in the household (Mean, SD) | |||||||||||
| Low | 1.7 (1.1) | 1.8 (1.0) | 1.8 (1.1) | 1.9 (1.3) | 1.7 (1.0) | 1.8 (1.2) | 1.9 (1.3) | 1.6 (0.8) | 1.4 (0.8) | 1.9 (1.5) | 1.0 (1.5) |
| Medium | 2.5 (1.3) | 2.6 (1.4) | 2.6 (1.4) | 2.7 (1.4) | 2.5 (1.3) | 2.4 (1.4) | 2.7 (1.5) | 2.1 (1.0) | 2.2 (1.2) | 2.9 (1.2) | 2.4 (1.4) |
| High | 3.0 (1.4) | 3.2 (1.1) | 3.2 (1.4) | 3.3 (1.4) | 2.7 (1.3) | 3.3 (1.6) | 3.3 (1.4) | 3.2 (1.4) | 2.9 (1.3) | 3.2 (1.2) | 2.8 (1.9) |
| Unknown | 2.2 (1.3) | 2.2 (1.3) | 2.3 (1.4) | 2.1 (1.1) | 2.4 (1.3) | 2.4 (1.6) | 2.4 (1.3) | 1.9 (1.0) | 1.9 (1.1) | 2.6 (1.3) | 2.1 (1.4) |
| Age (years) (mean years, SD) | |||||||||||
| Low | 63.4 (16.7) | 65.7 (13.4) | 61.8 (16.3) | 57.1 (18) | 60.3 (18.1) | 62.7 (18) | 63.9 (15.1) | 65 (13.3) | 67 (16.9) | 61.6 (16.7) | 63.4 (16.8) |
| Medium | 55.4 (16.1) | 54.3 ( 14.6) | 53.2 (16.0) | 51.7 (15.5) | 52.9 (15.3) | 58.1 (17.3) | 53.2 (15.8) | 60 (13.6) | 57.8 (16.3) | 49.6 (15.2) | 61.0 (16.2) |
| High | 50.5 (13.0) | 48.6 (11.8) | 48.3 (12.1) | 51.7 (13.9) | 49.4 (13.1) | 51.3 (14.5) | 49.9 (10.7) | 51 (12.9) | 51.5 (13.4) | 51.7 (12.3) | 54.5 (14.8) |
| Unknown | 61.0 (18) | 62.9 (16.7) | 60.0 (17.3) | 60.7 (19) | 56.0 (18.0) | 62.9 (18.7) | 61.6 (15.5) | 64.5 (18.0) | 62.3 (18.4) | 55.0 (19.4) | 67.1 (16.6) |
| Female (%) | |||||||||||
| Low | 68.1 | 70.9 | 69.3 | 71.3 | 64.6 | 67.3 | 71.5 | 70.0 | 65.8 | 50.0 | 71.3 |
| Medium | 55.4 | 58.7 | 62.0 | 61.8 | 63.1 | 51.4 | 65.0 | 45.4 | 47.7 | 51.0 | 66.2 |
| High | 50.1 | 56.5 | 64.2 | 44.7 | 48.7 | 48.0 | 56.8 | 53.2 | 34.6 | 55.0 | 55.8 |
| Unknown | 69.4 | 74.4 | 66.9 | 70.6 | 71.3 | 83.2 | 70.0 | 71.4 | 62.2 | 66.3 | 72.4 |
| College/University (%) | |||||||||||
| Low | 17.5 | 14.1 | 21.0 | 9.3 | 43.3 | 9.4 | 39.6 | 2.8 | 13.9 | 5.5 | 19.5 |
| Medium | 35.1 | 32.7 | 47.4 | 30.5 | 55.3 | 26.0 | 54.8 | 17.9 | 29.5 | 17.5 | 40.1 |
| High | 61.8 | 58.8 | 69.7 | 65.8 | 63.4 | 68.0 | 73.2 | 36.5 | 55.0 | 75.0 | 73.1 |
| Unknown | 28.4 | 24.3 | 39.3 | 14.6 | 31.6 | 15.0 | 51.5 | 8.7 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 31.0 |
| Immigrant (%) | |||||||||||
| Low | 13.1 | 19.5 | 15.9 | 7.3 | 13.8 | 11.7 | 19.0 | 0.9 | 10.9 | 14.5 | 9.9 |
| Medium | 12.4 | 17.5 | 16.7 | 9.5 | 14.4 | 8.1 | 23.5 | 3.8 | 9.2 | 14.4 | 8.9 |
| High | 11.0 | 19.9 | 14.6 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 6.0 | 19.2 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 15.0 | 9.1 |
| Unknown | 14.8 | 21.7 | 20.7 | 8.8 | 16.5 | 8.6 | 21.8 | 4.3 | 10.4 | 15.4 | 5.4 |
| Self-reported health > Good (%) | |||||||||||
| Low | 48.0 | 52.9 | 46.3 | 41.3 | 32.6 | 35.2 | 65.8 | 32.7 | 61.2 | 37.3 | 35.8 |
| Medium | 68.0 | 71.7 | 68.4 | 58.7 | 54.0 | 44.6 | 79.3 | 55.2 | 77.3 | 67.7 | 60.5 |
| High | 82.1 | 82.4 | 79.7 | 65.8 | 66.4 | 64.0 | 88.7 | 80.2 | 88.0 | 80.0 | 81.7 |
| Unknown | 59.1 | 62.6 | 61.1 | 39.7 | 52.6 | 40.2 | 67.3 | 43.5 | 71.6 | 61.5 | 56.4 |
| # of Chronic Conditionsa (mean) | |||||||||||
| Low | 2.2 (1.5) | 2.5 (1.4) | 2.3 (1.6) | 1.9 (1.5) | 2.4 (1.6) | 1.8 (1.4) | 2.1 (1.4) | 2.2 (1.5) | 1.7 (1.3) | 2.3 (1.7) | 2.9 (1.7) |
| Medium | 1.4 (1.3) | 1.7 (1.5) | 1.5 (1.4) | 1.4 (1.3) | 1.6 (1.4) | 1.4 (1.3) | 1.3 (1.2) | 1.6 (1.3) | 1.2 (1.2) | 1.3 (1.4) | 2.2 (1.6) |
| High | 1 1 (1.2) | 1.1 (1.2) | 1.2 (1.3) | 1 (1.1) | 1.2 (1.1) | 1.1 (1.1) | 0.9 (1) | 1 (0.9) | 0.8 (1) | 1.2 (1.5) | 1.5 (1.3) |
| Unknown | 1.6 (1.4) | 1.9 (1.5) | 1.6 (1.4) | 1.7 (1.4) | 1.7 (1.4) | 1.6 (1.3) | 1.7 (1.4) | 1.6 (1.4) | 1.1 (1.2) | 1.6 (1.6) | 2.2 (1.6) |
Aus = Australia, Can = Canada, Fr = France, Ger = Germany, NT = Netherlands, NZ = New Zealand, NW = Norway, SW = Sweden, UK = United States
aThe chronic conditions assessed were: Hypertension, Heart disease, Diabetes, Joint pain/Arthritis, Asthma/COPD/any other chronic lung problem, Depression/Anxiety/other mental health problem, Cancer, Chronic back pain