Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the included measures of socioeconomic position
From: Self-reported oral and general health in relation to socioeconomic position
Variable | Items | Women | Men | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) N = 3500 | 53.9 (17.6) | 52.8 (17.4) | 53.4 (17.5) | |
Gender N = 3500 | 53.1 | 46.9 | ||
Marital status* N = 3495 | Married/cohabiting Single | 70.6 29.4 | 75.5 24.5 | 72.9 27.1 |
Education* N = 3478 | Primary High school University Masters/PhD | 17.2 36.8 45.1 0.9 | 19.1 44.1 35.7 1.2 | 18.1 40.2 40.7 1.0 |
Income (SEK)* N = 2998 | <200,000 201,000–400,000 401,000–600,000 ≥601,000 | 20.8 31.5 25.6 22.0 | 13.3 26.0 27.8 32.8 | 17.1 28.8 26.7 27.4 |
Ability to obtain SEK 15,000 in one week.* N = 3448 | No, never No, mostly not Yes, mostly Yes, always | 9.1 8.7 32.6 49.6 | 5.9 5.4 26.4 62.4 | 7.6 7.1 29.7 55.6 |
Housing N = 3490 | Rented flat Owner-occupied flat Own house | 25.3 18.5 56.2 | 22.8 18.0 59.3 | 24.1 18.3 57.7 |
Ethnicity N = 3497 | Swedish-born (+ Nordic countries) Foreign-born | 91.7 8.3 | 92.3 7.7 | 91.9 8.1 |