Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of 86,417 participating in the Danish National Health Survey 2010 according to income type
| Types of income | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Working (n = 77,746, 90.0%) | Unemployed (n = 5569, 6.4%) | Sickness absence (3102, 3.6%) | |
| Men (n, %) | 40,912 (47.3) | 36,547 (47.0) | 3182 (57.1) | 1183 (38.1) |
| Age, median yrs (5th–95th) | 43.4 (23–58) | 43.5 (23–58) | 42.3 (23–59) | 45.5 (25–59) |
| Alcohol, drinks/wka, median (5th–95th) | 7.7 (0–25) | 7.6 (0–24) | 10.0 (0–36) | 8.3 (0–30) |
| Problem drinkingb (n, %) | 2588 (3.0) | 2159 (2.8) | 286 (5.1) | 143 (4.6) |
| Primary school educationc (n, %) | 16,695 (19.3) | 13,994 (18.0) | 1846 (33.2) | 855 (27.6) |
| Upper secondary/vocational educationd (n, %) | 38,352 (44.4) | 34,307 (44.1) | 2606 (46.8) | 1439 (46.4) |
| Higher educatione (n, %) | 31,370 (36.3) | 29,445 (37.8) | 1117 (20.1) | 808 (26.1) |
| Current smoker (n, %) | 21,037 (24.3) | 17,889 (23.0) | 2127 (38.1) | 1021 (32.9) |
| Living alone (n, %) | 17,812 (20.6) | 15,228 (19.6) | 1808 (32.4) | 782 (25.1) |
| Charlson comorbidity index ≥ 1 (n, %) | 4364 (5.1) | 3543 (4.6) | 305 (5.5) | 516 (16.6) |
| Mental illness and disorders (n, %) | 1289 (1.5) | 849 (1.10) | 150 (2.7) | 290 (9.3) |
Data are presented as median (5th percentile, 95 th percentile) or n (%)
aOne drink corresponds to 12 g of pure alcohol
bProblem drinking was defined as a CAGE-C score of 4–6
c< 10 years of education
d10–12 years of education
e> 12 years of education