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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics and lifestyle risk factors of participants

From: Use of different subjective health indicators to assess health inequalities in an urban immigrant population in north-western Italy: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Level

Number

%

Sex

Male

275

54.8

Female

227

45.2

Age-class at survey, years

18-24

105

20.9

25-34

174

34.7

35-44

105

20.9

45-54

70

13.9

55+

48

9.6

Marital status

Never married/divorced/widowed

279

55.6

Married/cohabiting

223

44.4

Schooling

Middle school or lower

149

29.7

High school or higher

353

70.3

Reason for migration

Study

127

25.3

Work

257

51.2

Family

98

19.5

Religious

20

4.0

Duration of residence, years

< 10

296

59.0

≥ 10

206

41.0

Current smoking status

Non-smoker

398

79.3

Smoker

104

20.7

Alcohol consumption, drinks per day

≤ 1

461

91.8

> 1

41

8.2

BMI, kg/m2

< 25

337

67.1

 

≥ 25

165

32.9