Table 3.

Association between sociodemographic factors and being adequately or highly active among individuals aged 18–64 in 28 European countries, 2017 (n=19 645)

		N	% (95% CI)	AOR
Overall		19 645	63.8 (62.7–64.9)	–
Gender	Man	8838	65.8 (64.2–67.4)	ref.
	Woman	10 807	61.8 (60.3–63.3)	0.86 (0.78–0.95)*
Age	18–24	1862	73.2 (70.2–76.3)	ref.
	25–39	5792	67.4 (65.5–69.2)	0.85 (0.68–1.05)
	40–54	6935	60.1 (58.2–62.1)	0.65 (0.52–0.81)*
	55–64	5056	57.9 (55.6–60.1)	0.61 (0.49–0.77)*
Education	15 years	1731	53.2 (49.6–56.8)	ref.
	16–19 years	9305	60.7 (59–62.3)	1.09 (0.92–1.29)
	20+ years	7156	69.1 (67.3–70.8)*	1.36 (1.13–1.62)*
	Still studying	1129	75.4 (71.5–79.2)	1.53 (1.12–2.09)*
Difficulties paying bills	Most of the time	1892	52.2 (48.5–56)	ref.
	From time to time	5559	58.2 (56.1–60.3)	1.2 (0.99–1.45)
	Almost never/never	11 848	67.8 (66.4–69.1)	1.4 (1.16–1.69)*
Perceived urbanization	Rural village	5502	64.8 (62.7–66.8)	ref.
	Small/mid-size town	8436	62.6 (60.9–64.3)	0.9 (0.79–1.01)
	Large town	5696	64.7 (62.7–66.7)	0.97 (0.85–1.11)
EU region	Northern	5293	70.5 (68.1–72.9)	ref.
	Western	4335	70.9 (69–72.9)	1.11 (0.95–1.29)
	Eastern	4757	56.9 (54.9–58.9)	0.64 (0.55–0.74)*
	Southern	5260	54.3 (52.2–56.3)	0.61 (0.52–0.71)*
Life satisfaction	Very satisfied	4411	74.1 (72–76.2)	ref.
	Fairly satisfied	11 915	62.8 (61.5–64.2)	0.74 (0.64–0.84)*
	Not very satisfied	2677	52.9 (49.9–56)	0.6 (0.5–0.73)*
	Not at all satisfied	486	49.6 (42.6–56.5)	0.53 (0.38–0.73)*

AOR, adjusted odds ratios controlling for all factors in the table.

^*Statistically significant results (P<0.005).