Table 1 Study sample characteristics of the GLOBE-2014 sample
Educational level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 1-High | 2-Mid | 3 -Low | |
(N = 2702) | (n = 1292) | (n = 673) | (n = 737) | |
% | % | % | % | |
Gender | ||||
Man | 44.6 | 48.5 | 44.9 | 36.9 |
Woman | 55.4 | 51.5 | 55.1 | 63.1 |
Age groups | ||||
25–34 years | 25.7 | 36.3 | 23.5 | 7.2 |
35–44 years | 17.1 | 19.6 | 21.1 | 8.4 |
45–54 years | 17.6 | 15.6 | 24.2 | 15.3 |
55–64 years | 19.3 | 16.2 | 17.1 | 27.6 |
65–75 years | 20.2 | 12.4 | 14.2 | 41.5 |
Living together with a partner | ||||
Yes | 74.1 | 75.4 | 70.8 | 75.0 |
No | 25.9 | 24.6 | 29.2 | 25.0 |
Country of birth | ||||
Netherlands | 89.0 | 89.9 | 89.0 | 87.3 |
Else | 11.0 | 10.1 | 11.0 | 12.7 |
Children living at home | ||||
No | 64.2 | 61.8 | 57.2 | 76.0 |
Yes | 35.8 | 38.2 | 42.8 | 24.0 |
Employment status | ||||
Employed | 63.9 | 77.0 | 68.4 | 33.7 |
Unemployed | 7.9 | 4.9 | 8.2 | 13.5 |
Retired | 20.4 | 13.3 | 15.0 | 39.6 |
Homemaker, student, other | 7.9 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 13.3 |
Father’s educational level | ||||
High | 23.9 | 39.3 | 14.4 | 3.2 |
Mid | 18.8 | 22.6 | 23.0 | 7.3 |
Low | 38.2 | 27.1 | 42.7 | 55.4 |
Missing | 19.1 | 11.0 | 19.8 | 34.1 |
Mother’s educational level | ||||
High | 12.4 | 21.5 | 5.7 | 1.2 |
Mid | 17.5 | 25.1 | 17.4 | 2.9 |
Low | 52.2 | 43.7 | 57.9 | 63.0 |
Missing | 17.9 | 9.7 | 19.1 | 32.8 |
Bridging/bonding social capital | ||||
Bridging social capital | 33.6 | 22.3 | 43.3 | 47.7 |
Bonding social capital | 66.4 | 77.7 | 56.7 | 52.3 |
Health-behavioral outcomes | ||||
Daily smoking | 15.4 | 7.8 | 20.8 | 25.1 |
No sports participation | 37.5 | 26.6 | 40.4 | 56.1 |
No walking in leisure time | 66.2 | 72.8 | 72.6 | 46.3 |
No cycling in leisure time | 41.9 | 41.8 | 44.2 | 39.8 |
No recommended veg. intake | 76.6 | 71.1 | 82.5 | 81.9 |
No recommended fruit intake | 66.3 | 64.2 | 72.2 | 64.7 |
No daily water intake | 23.1 | 19.6 | 26.8 | 26.2 |
High meat intake | 57.4 | 55.2 | 59.6 | 59.6 |
Overweight | 46.9 | 35.8 | 53.0 | 62.5 |
Obesity | 13.3 | 8.0 | 16.2 | 20.9 |