Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the participantsof the total and sub samples of the Dutch general population, and the Dutch general population
Variable | Dutch generalpopulation studytotal sample (N = 4370) | Dutch general population study sample 1 (N = 1052) | Dutch general population study sample 2 (N = 1006) | Dutch general population study sample 3 (N = 1002) | Dutch general population study sample 4 (N = 1310) | Dutch general population 2016a (N = 13,562,539) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Percentage | Percentage | Percentage | Percentage | Percentage | Percentage | |
Age (years): | 51.2 ± 16.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
18–39 |  | 32.9 | 31.7 | 31.3 | 31.5 | 35.1 | 33.7 |
40–65 |  | 44.1 | 45.0 | 45.1 | 45.6 | 42.4 | 43.6 |
 > 65 |  | 23.1 | 23.3 | 23.6 | 22.9 | 22.5 | 22.7 |
Gender: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | Â | 47.3 | 47.4 | 47.5 | 47.6 | 47.4 | 49.2 |
Female | Â | 52.7 | 52.6 | 52.5 | 52.4 | 52.6 | 50.8 |
Educational level: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Low | Â | 29.1 | 27.8 | 27.9 | 29.3 | 31.0 | 30.2 |
Middle | Â | 40.9 | 40.2 | 42.3 | 42.6 | 39.8 | 40.2 |
High | Â | 30.0 | 32.0 | 29.8 | 28.0 | 29.2 | 29.6 |
Region: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
North | Â | 10.2 | 9.9 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 10.2 |
East | Â | 20.5 | 21.4 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 20.8 | 20.8 |
South | Â | 21.2 | 21.1 | 21.9 | 20.1 | 20.5 | 21.6 |
West | Â | 47.9 | 47.1 | 47.1 | 49.6 | 49.2 | 47.4 |
Missing | Â | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | - |
Ethnicity: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Native | Â | 78.2 | 76.7 | 79.1 | 77.2 | 79.5 | 78.6 |
First and second generation western immigrant | Â | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 10.3 |
First and second generation non-western immigrant | Â | 10.0 | 11.6 | 9.0 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 11.2 |
Global Mental Health (GMH) T-scoreb | 44.7 ± 8.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Global Physical Health (GPH) T-Scoreb | 45.2 ± 9.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |