Table 2 Characteristics of the mothers in the original population by working hours per week in 1980: numbers, means, and proportions (%).
Working hours 0–19 | Working hours 20–34 | Working hours > 34 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number (n = 43,450) | 14,616 | 18,492 | 10,342 |
Mean year of birth | 1952 | 1951 | 1951 |
Mean income 1980 | 20,317 SEK | 42,459 SEK | 55,864 SEK |
Children in 2000: | |||
- one child | 29.1% | 32.6% | 38.9% |
- two children | 41.8% | 46.5% | 39.6% |
- three or more children | 29.1% | 20.9% | 21.5% |
Born in Sweden | 86.0% | 92.2% | 83.8% |
Cohabitation 1980 | 90.4% | 89.0% | 83.1% |
Occupational position 1980: | |||
- manual | 7.1% | 42.5% | 46.9% |
- low non-manual | 1.8% | 29.0% | 20.9% |
- medium/high non-manual | 3.1% | 26.1% | 26.7% |
- self-employed | 0.4% | 1.9% | 4.5% |
- other | 87.6% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
Deaths 1981–2001 | 2.5% | 1.7% | 2.1% |
Inpatient care 1981–2001 | 28 days | 19 days | 22 days |
Alcohol-related inpatient care and/or death 1981–2001 | 2.4% | 1.1% | 2.1% |