Table 1 Study population characteristics (n = 2791)
| Â | Sample | Swedena | |
|---|---|---|---|
n | Percent | Percent | |
Sex | |||
 Female | 1266 | 48% | 49.7% |
 Male | 1361 | 51.7% | 50.3% |
Age | |||
 18–24 | 142 | 5.7% | 13.8%b |
 25–34 | 451 | 16.2% | 17% |
 35–44 | 388 | 13.9% | 15.2% |
 45–54 | 512 | 18.3% | 16% |
 55–64 | 489 | 17.5% | 13.8% |
 65+ | 498 | 17.8% | 24.2% |
Income | |||
  < 4000 SEK | 77 | 3% |  |
 4–12,999 SEK | 268 | 10.3% |  |
 13–18,999 SEK | 267 | 10.3% |  |
 19–25,999 SEK | 356 | 13.8% |  |
 26–36,999 SEK | 752 | 29% |  |
 37–54,999 SEK | 617 | 23.7% |  |
  > 55,000 SEK | 192 | 7.4% |  |
Education | |||
 Primary and secondary education | 97 | 3.7% | 17.14% |
 Upper secondary | 773 | 29.4% | 42.9% |
 Post-secondary less than 3 years | 1005 | 38.2% | 14.5% |
 Post-secondary more than 3 years | 698 | 26.6% | 21.7% |
 Post graduate/PhD | 56 | 2.1% | 1.1% |
Birthplace | |||
 Sweden | 2510 | 95.3% |  |
 other country in Europe | 90 | 3.4% |  |
 outside of Europe | 35 | 1.3% |  |
Living area | |||
 Large cityc | 999 | 37.9% |  |
 Large town | 739 | 28.1% |  |
 Town | 548 | 20.8% |  |
 Village/countryside | 314 | 11.9% |  |
 Abroad | 34 | 1.3% |  |