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