Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents versus non-respondents
Respondents (n = 9007) | Non-respondents (n = 6721) | Total (n = 15,728) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
Female | 4913 (54.5) | 2963 (44.1) | 7876 (50.1) | |
Male | 4094 (45.5) | 3758 (55.9) | 7852 (49.9) | < 1e-04 |
Age, Median [Q1,Q3] | 53.2 [42.3, 63.7] | 44.2 [34.9, 55.2] | 49.6 [38.6, 60.7] | < 1e-04 |
Age group | ||||
25–44 | 2755 (30.6) | 3504 (52.1) | 6259 (39.8) | |
35–54 | 2175 (24.1) | 1507 (22.4) | 3682 (23.4) | |
55–64 | 2074 (23.0) | 1026 (15.3) | 3100 (19.7) | |
> 65 | 2003 (22.2) | 684 (10.2) | 2687 (17.1) | < 1e-04 |
Origin | ||||
Danish | 8357 (92.8) | 5498 (81.8) | 13,855 (88.1) | |
Immigrant | 611 (6.8) | 1141 (17.0) | 1752 (11.1) | |
Descendant of immigrant | 39 (0.4) | 82 (1.2) | 121 (0.8) | < 1e-04 |
Civil status | ||||
Married/Partnership | 5755 (64.0) | 3394 (50.9) | 9149 (58.5) | |
Divorced | 1146 (12.8) | 813 (12.2) | 1959 (12.5) | |
Unmarried | 2086 (23.2) | 2455 (36.9) | 4541 (29.0) | < 1e-04 |
Missing | 20 | 59 | 79 | |
Education | ||||
Basic School | 1458 (16.6) | 1354 (22.2) | 2812 (18.9) | |
High school/Vocational | 3791 (43.3) | 2772 (45.4) | 6563 (44.1) | |
Medium | 2474 (28.2) | 1345 (22.0) | 3819 (25.7) | |
High | 1035 (11.8) | 640 (10.5) | 1675 (11.3) | < 1e-04 |
Missing | 249 | 610 | 859 | |
Income | ||||
Below average | 2606 (28.9) | 2588 (38.5) | 5194 (33.0) | |
Above average | 6401 (71.1) | 4133 (61.5) | 10,534 (67.0) | < 1e-04 |
Welfare payments | ||||
Non-social benefit | 4858 (54.4) | 3952 (60.1) | 8810 (56.8) | |
Retirement benefit | 2115 (23.7) | 714 (10.9) | 2829 (18.3) | |
Social benefit | 1952 (21.9) | 1908 (29.0) | 3860 (24.9) | < 1e-04 |
Missing | 82 | 147 | 229 | |