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Table 1 Distribution of educational level, occupational status and somatic conditions in the study sample

From: Psychological distress in spouses of somatically Ill: longitudinal findings from The Nord-TrØndelag Health Study (HUNT)

 

Males

Females

 

N

%

N

%

 

Educational level

Elementary school (7-10 yrs)

3578

39.7

4534

50.4

High school (1-2 yrs)

3436

38.1

2674

29.7

High school (completed, 3 yrs)

358

4.0

420

4.7

College/university (<4 yrs)

894

9.9

840

9.3

College/university (>4 yrs)

751

8.3

527

5.9

 

Occupational status at T2, 1995-97

Paid work

4186

46.5

4936

54.7

Self-employed

2031

22.6

952

10.6

Homemaker

33

0.4

2098

23.3

Student/military service

86

1.0

111

1.2

Unemployed

137

1.5

200

2.2

Social security benefit

3309

36.8

2580

28.6

 

Somatic health status at T1 and T2, 1984-1995

Somatic condition

  

Disability

    

Long-term (T1 and T2)

125

1.4

109

1.2

Recovered (ill T1, well T2

183

2.0

115

1.3

Become ill (well T1-ill T2)

492

5.5

441

4.9

No disability T1-T2

8195

91.1

8352

92.8

Total

8994

100

8994

100

Stroke

    

Long-term (T1 and T2)

38

0.4

22

0.2

Recovered (ill T1, well T2

7

0.1

9

0.1

Become ill (well T1-ill T2)

214

2.4

121

1.3

No stroke T1-T2

8736

97.1

8865

98. 6

Total

8994

100

8994

100

Myocardial infarction

    

Long-term (T1 and T2)

150

1.7

11

0.1

Recovered (ill T1, well T2)

11

0.1

0

0.0

Become ill (well T1-ill T2)

476

5.3

104

1.2

No MI T1-T2

8358

92.9

8902

98.9

Total

8994

100

8994

100

Angina

    

Long-term (T1 and T2)

192

2.1

67

0.7

Recovered (ill T1, well T2)

38

0.4

21

0.2

Become ill (well T1-ill T2)

622

6.9

243

2.7

No angina T1-T2

8143

90.5

8686

96.5

Total

8994

100

8994

100