Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and chronic disease status of study participants by level of activity limitation (AL)

Gender

Men

47.9

3,353

49.8

2,638

41.4

552

38.2

163

Women

52.1

3,933

50.2

2,823

58.6

812

61.8

298

Age (in years)

15-24

13.1

869

15.9

828

2.9

31

2.2

10

25-44

33.5

2,238

37.9

1,973

17.3

205

14.7

60

45-64

33.7

2,260

31.9

1,674

41.1

453

38.2

133

65+

19.8

1,919

14.3

986

38.7

675

44.9

258

Education

No diploma/only primary

10.4

904

7.8

489

19.2

282

25.0

133

Lower secondary

15.4

1,161

13.5

756

22.6

285

23.8

120

Higher secondary

33.3

2,260

33.9

1,744

31.5

402

29.8

114

Tertiary

40.8

2,797

44.9

2,360

26.8

357

21.5

80

Income

Quintile 1

17.5

1,192

16.3

820

21.9

277

22.0

95

Quintile 2

17.8

1,231

15.3

786

23.4

307

36.5

138

Quintile 3

19.3

1,144

18.5

826

22.0

232

22.4

86

Quintile 4

21.8

1,223

23.5

992

17.4

182

10.8

49

Quintile 5

23.7

1,427

26.4

1,203

15.3

188

8.4

36

Nationality

Belgian

92.5

6,513

91.9

4,827

94.2

1,255

95.5

431

Non-Belgian EU

5.3

542

5.6

440

4.3

79

3.4

23

Non-Belgian non-EU

2.3

211

2.5

178

1.5

27

1.1

6

Household type

Single

18.0

1,922

15.2

1,220

26.6

494

33.8

208

One parent with child(ren)

7.6

580

7.9

463

7.0

84

5.7

33

Couple with child(ren)

26.7

1,859

24.1

1,274

36.7

445

37.4

140

Couple without child(ren)

37.1

2,248

42.0

1,985

19.4

211

15.2

52

Other or unknown

10.6

677

10.9

519

10.3

130

7.9

28

Degree of urbanisation

Urban

45.9

3,946

44.7

2,911

49.3

777

53.5

258

Semi-urban

23.1

1,292

23.3

966

23.1

244

20.1

82

Rural

31.0

2,048

32.0

1,584

27.5

343

26.4

121

Chronic disease status

No chronic condition^#

56.5

3,695

66.4

3,380

21.5

256

12.8

59

1 chronic condition^#

22.7

1,632

21.4

1,167

28.5

362

24.6

103

≥2 chronic conditions^#

20.8

1,710

12.3

728

50.0

697

62.6

285