Table 1 Main characteristics of the sample, overall and by region, 2007
| Â | Leman | Mittelland | North- West | Zurich | East | Central | Ticino | Switzerland | Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample size | 3332 | 4327 | 2262 | 2330 | 1900 | 2275 | 1453 | 17,879 | Â |
Women (%) | 1833 (55.0) | 2393 (55.3) | 1258 (55.6) | 1270 (54.5) | 1008 (53.1) | 1266 (55.7) | 834 (57.4) | 9862 (55.2) | 7.23NS |
Age (years) | 49.9 ± 17.6 | 50.3 ± 17.7 | 51.8 ± 17.5 | 50.8 ± 17.4 | 49.9 ± 17.6 | 49.3 ± 17.5 | 52.9 ± 17.9 | 50.4 ± 17.6 | 9.63*** |
Agea | 52.1 ± 0.3 | 51.5 ± 0.3 | 53.7 ± 0.3 | 53.9 ± 0.3 | 52.1 ± 0.4 | 51.2 ± 0.3 | 54.3 ± 0.4 | NA | 18.39*** |
Educational level | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Basic | 518 (15.5) | 695 (16.1) | 247 (10.9) | 196 (8.4) | 242 (12.7) | 314 (13.8) | 259 (17.8) | 2471 (13.8) |  |
   Secondary | 1815 (54.5) | 2548 (58.9) | 1382 (61.1) | 1310 (56.2) | 1188 (62.6) | 1395 (61.3) | 885 (60.9) | 10,523 (58.9) | 229.2*** |
   University | 999 (30.0) | 1084 (25.0) | 633 (28.0) | 824 (35.4) | 470 (24.7) | 566 (24.9) | 309 (21.3) | 4885 (27.3) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Single | 811 (24.3) | 1030 (23.8) | 562 (24.9) | 695 (29.8) | 489 (25.8) | 584 (25.7) | 324 (22.3) | 4495 (25.2) |  |
   Married | 1767 (53.1) | 2309 (53.4) | 1188 (52.5) | 1071 (46.0) | 1045 (55.1) | 1258 (55.4) | 794 (54.7) | 9432 (52.8) | 98.23*** |
   Widowed | 320 (9.6) | 461 (10.7) | 240 (10.6) | 229 (9.8) | 176 (9.3) | 216 (9.5) | 169 (11.6) | 1811 (10.1) |  |
   Divorced | 432 (13.0) | 525 (12.1) | 272 (12.0) | 334 (14.4) | 187 (9.9) | 214 (9.4) | 165 (11.4) | 2129 (11.9) |  |
Swiss nationality | 2728 (81.9) | 3899 (90.1) | 1994 (88.2) | 2009 (86.2) | 1673 (88.1) | 2077 (91.3) | 1185 (81.6) | 15,565 (87.1) | 196.1*** |
Consulted last 12 m | 2751 (82.6) | 3507 (81.1) | 1855 (82.0) | 1883 (80.8) | 1476 (77.7) | 1802 (79.2) | 1176 (80.9) | 14,450 (80.8) | 24.61*** |