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Table 1 Unadjusted characteristics of participants by educational level and year of survey in The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT) (percentages in brackets)

From: Trends in absolute and relative educational inequalities in four modifiable ischaemic heart disease risk factors: repeated cross-sectional surveys from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT) 1984–2008

 

HUNT 1 (1984–86)

HUNT 2 (1995–97)

HUNT 3 (2006–08)

Women

      

Age, year

      

40-49

4982

(51.3)

6753

(55.2)

4538

(47.4)

50-59

4725

(48.7)

5481

(44.8)

5022

(52.6)

Educational level

     

Primary

4397

(45.3)

2698

(22.1)

1744

(18.2)

Secondary

4357

(44.9)

7223

(59.0)

4814

(50.4)

Tertiary

953

(9.8)

2313

(18.9)

3002

(31.4)

Total

9707

(100)

12234

(100)

9560

(100)

Men

      

Age, year

      

40-49

4880

(51.0)

6238

(54.4)

3821

(45.4)

50-59

4676

(49.0)

5213

(45.6)

4592

(54.6)

Educational level

     

Primary

3563

(37.3)

2168

(18.9)

1335

(15.9)

Secondary

4777

(50.0)

6991

(61.6)

5081

(60.4)

Tertiary

1216

(12.7)

2292

(20.0)

1997

(23.7)

Total

9556

(100)

11451

(100)

8413

(100)