Measuring positive mental health and flourishing in Denmark: validation of the mental health continuum-short form (MHC-SF) and cross-cultural comparison across three countries

Table 2 Characteristics of the study sample

Characteristic	Category	n	%	Response rate (%)^a
Total number of respondents (N)		3508	100	34
Sex	Female	1852	52.8	36
Sex	Male	1656	47.2	33
Age (years)	16–25	319	9.1	20
	26–34	282	8	21
	35–44	453	12.9	28
	45–54	667	19	38
	55–64	770	21.9	50
	65+	1017	29	43
Education	Primary or unknown	831	23.7	24
	Youth education	1457	41.5	36
	Short-cycle higher education	170	4.8	42
	Medium-cycle higher education	627	17.9	47
	Long cycle higher education	423	12.1	44
Employment status	Employed	1919	54.7	38
Employment status	Not employed or unknown	1589	45.3	31
Living arrangements	Single	980	28	26
Living arrangements	Married or with partner	2528	72	39

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