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. 2021 Jan 20;56(6):1025–1034. doi: 10.1007/s00127-020-02022-4

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of individuals, 19–30 years old, resident in Sweden with a common mental disorder (according to a diagnosis in specialised healthcare and/or prescription of antidepressants) during 2009

All Swedish-born individuals
n (%)
Refugeesb
n (%)
Non-refugee migrantsc
n (%)
Sex
 Men 22,249 (35.4) 1335 (46.1) 1339 (36.3)
 Women 40,687 (64.6) 1560 (53.9) 2345 (63.7)
Age (years)
 19–24 28,882 (45.9) 1112 (38.4) 1272 (34.5)
 25–30 34,054 (54.1) 1783 (61.6) 2412 (65.5)
Educational level (years)
 Low (0–9) 13,296 (21.1) 947 (32.7) 1030 (28.0)
 Medium (10–12) 31,103 (49.4) 1114 (38.5) 1375 (37.3)
 High (> 12) 18,318 (29.1) 659 (22.8) 1048 (28.4)
 Missing 219 (0.3) 175 (6.0) 231 (6.3)
Family situation
 Married/living with partner without childrend 1340 (2.1) 185 (6.4) 362 (9.8)
 Married/living with partner with childrend 7443 (11.8) 512 (17.7) 879 (23.9)
 Single/divorced/separated/widowed without childrend 44,919 (71.4) 1841 (63.6) 1961 (53.2)
 Single/divorced/separated/widowed with childrend 3243 (5.2) 202 (7.0) 316 (8.6)
 Young adults (≤ 20 years old) living at home 5991 (9.5) 155 (5.4) 166 (4.5)
Type of living areaa
 Big cities 24,566 (39.0) 1316 (45.5) 2053 (55.7)
 Medium-sized cities 23,497 (37.3) 1137 (39.3) 1159 (31.5)
 Small cities/villages 14,873 (23.6) 442 (15.3) 471 (12.8)
Duration of residence
 0–5 years n.a 801 (27.6) 1537 (41.8)
 6–9 years n.a 359 (12.4) 806 (21.9)
 ≥ 10 years n.a 1735 (59.9) 1338 (36.3)
Age at arrival
 0–16 years n.a 1886 (65.9) 1548 (42.2)
 17–30 years n.a 978 (34.1) 2119 (57.8)
Specific countries (% in row)
 Asia without Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Syria n.a 307 (28.6) 764 (71.4)
 Afghanistan n.a 115 (54.5) 96 (45.5)
 Iran n.a 378 (54.9) 311 (45.1)
 Iraq n.a 563 (54.8) 464 (45.2)
 Syria n.a 76 (50.0) 76 (50.0)
 Africa without Somalia n.a 106 (32.9) 216 (67.1)
 Somalia n.a 98 (53.3) 86 (46.7)
 South America without Chile n.a 43 (18.8) 186 (81.2)
 Chile n.a 88 (47.8) 96 (52.2)
 Europe outside EU25 (without Former Yugoslavia) n-a 121 (28.4) 610 (71.6)
 Former Yugoslavia n.a 952 (74.0) 335 (26.0)
 Other countries n.a 48 (9.7) 444 (90.2)
Labour market attachment
 Income from work 33,408 (53.1) 994 (34.4) 1344 (36.5)
 Income, not from work 15,520 (24.6) 656 (22.6) 822 (22.3)
 No income 14,008 (22.3) 1245 (43.0) 1518 (41.2)
Specialised healthcare due to somatic disorders (2009)
 Yes 26,854 (42.7) 1383 (47.7) 1795 (48.7)
 No 36,082 (57.3) 1512 (52.3) 1889 (51.3)

aType of living area: big cities: Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö; medium-sized cities: cities with more than 90,000 inhabitants within 30 km distance from the centre of the city; small cities/villages

bRefugee status: immigrants with reason of settlement as refugee, humanitarian reasons, need of protection

cMigrant with reason for settlement as labour, study or family reunification

dChildren living at home