Table 1 Frequencies of the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the study sample
Descriptive characteristics | Swedish-born (n = 45,148) | Non-refugee (n = 2,643) | Refugee (n = 2,707) | Total (n = 50,498) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | % | % | % | % |
Sex | ||||
 Men | 45.8 | 41.1 | 52.0 | 45.9 |
 Women | 54.2 | 58.9 | 48.0 | 54.1 |
Age | ||||
 18–29 | 17.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 15.8 |
 30–49 | 47.3 | 41.2 | 61.4 | 47.8 |
 50–64 | 35.4 | 55.6 | 35.1 | 36.4 |
Education | ||||
 High | 28.8 | 31.0 | 32.1 | 29.1 |
 Middle | 39.8 | 29.6 | 35.4 | 39.0 |
 Low | 31.4 | 39.4 | 32.5 | 31.9 |
Disposable family income | ||||
 Very high | 23.3 | 17.3 | 10.4 | 22.3 |
 High | 23.0 | 21.2 | 15.2 | 22.5 |
 Middle | 20.5 | 20.4 | 17.5 | 20.3 |
 Low | 17.7 | 20.1 | 20.7 | 18.0 |
 Very low | 15.5 | 21.0 | 36.2 | 16.9 |
Family constellation | ||||
 Alone without children | 17.2 | 16.8 | 15.3 | 17.1 |
 Alone with children | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
 Other adults without children | 42.5 | 42.8 | 35.2 | 42.1 |
 Other adults with children | 39.0 | 38.5 | 47.1 | 39.4 |
Type of employment | ||||
 Permanent | 65.6 | 63.3 | 56.4 | 65.0 |
 Temporary | 8.0 | 7.2 | 10.1 | 8.1 |
 Self-employed | 9.6 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.5 |
 Retired, sick-leave, disability or activity pension | 5.1 | 12.3 | 9.4 | 5.7 |
 Leave of absense, student, trainee | 6.5 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 6.3 |
 Unemployed | 2.4 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 2.6 |
 Other | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
Occupational class | ||||
 Unskilled worker | 14.9 | 22.7 | 32.1 | 16.3 |
 Skilled worker | 10.7 | 15.4 | 17.3 | 11.3 |
 Low level salary | 14.8 | 12.1 | 8.0 | 14.3 |
 Medium level salary | 27.2 | 23.5 | 19.0 | 26.5 |
 High level salary | 23.4 | 17.4 | 13.6 | 22.6 |
 Self-employed | 9.0 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 9.0 |