Table 1.
Characteristics of the study sample (N=9308).
| Variables | Values, n (%) | |
| Age group (years) | ||
|
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40-49 | 3601 (38.68) |
|
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50-59 | 2595 (27.88) |
|
|
60-69 | 2427 (26.07) |
|
|
≥70 | 685 (7.36) |
| Gender | ||
|
|
Women | 5213 (56.01) |
|
|
Men | 4095 (43.99) |
| Self-reported health status | ||
|
|
Very bad | 28 (0.30) |
|
|
Bad | 504 (5.41) |
|
|
Neither good nor bad | 2124 (22.82) |
|
|
Good | 5164 (55.48) |
|
|
Excellent | 1488 (15.99) |
| Education | ||
|
|
Primary/partly secondary | 1056 (11.35) |
|
|
Upper secondary | 2361 (25.37) |
|
|
Tertiary short (<4 years of college) | 2104 (22.60) |
|
|
Tertiary long (≥4 years of college) | 3787 (40.69) |
| Occupation | ||
|
|
Full-time worker | 6495 (69.78) |
|
|
Part-time worker | 819 (8.80) |
|
|
Unemployed | 73 (0.78) |
|
|
Housekeeping | 33 (0.35) |
|
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Retired | 1049 (11.27) |
|
|
Student or military service | 37 (0.40) |
|
|
Social benefits receiver | 802 (8.62) |
| Household income (kr/US)a | ||
|
|
0-250,000 kr / 0-26,605 US | 204 (2.19) |
|
|
251,000-450,000 kr / 26,712-47,890 US | 1039 (11.17) |
|
|
451,000-750,000 kr / 47,996-79,816 US | 2463 (26.46) |
|
|
751,000-1,000,000 kr / 79,923-106,422 US | 2559 (27.49) |
|
|
>1,000,000 kr / >106,422 US | 3043 (32.69) |
| Lives with a spouse | ||
|
|
No | 1989 (21.37) |
|
|
Yes | 7319 (78.63) |
| Has enough friends to talk confidentially with | ||
|
|
No | 1298 (13.94) |
|
|
Yes | 8010 (86.14) |
| Has enough friends who could give help and support | ||
|
|
No | 1028 (11.04) |
|
|
Yes | 8280 (88.96) |
| Medical condition currently or in the past | ||
|
|
No | 2442 (26.24) |
|
|
Yes | 6866 (73.76) |
aNorwegian kroner (kr) / American dollar (US).