Table 1.
Distribution of dependent and control variables included in the models by the group that had a registration date for a debt at the Swedish Enforcement Authority between 2015 and 2017 (exposed group) and the matched sample of the Swedish population (comparison group).
| Variable | Respondents | |
|---|---|---|
| Exposed group (n = 180,842) | Comparison group (n = 928,265) | |
| Suicide (%) | 0.06 | 0.02 |
| Control variables | ||
| Place of birth (%) | ||
| Born in Sweden (reference category: foreign born) | 71.26 | 82.21 |
| Single-person household (%) | ||
| Single (reference category: other family constellations) | 22.33 | 17.20 |
| Mood disorder (%) | ||
| Prescribed antidepressants (reference category: other) | 14.54 | 7.24 |
| Substance abuse (%) | ||
| Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (reference category: other) | 1.09 | 0.13 |
| Schizophrenia (%) | ||
| Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders (reference category: other) | 0.15 | 0.05 |
| Unemployment (%) | ||
| Unemployed (reference category: other) | 19.37 | 10.99 |
| Social welfare recipiency (%) | ||
| Received social assistance (reference category: other) | 11.10 | 3.50 |
| Education (%) | ||
| Pre-upper secondary (reference category: post-upper secondary education) | 22.76 | 12.91 |
| Upper secondary (reference category: post-secondary education) | 50.18 | 47.99 |
| Criminality (%) | ||
| Convicted of a criminal offence (reference category: other) | 4.05 | 0.74 |
| Age (mean) | ||
| Year of birth | 1977.88 | 1977.01 |
| Gender (%) | ||
| Men (reference category: women) | 60.75 | 61.07 |
| Region of residence (%) | ||
| Living in a big city (reference category: other) | 56.33 | 56.75 |