Table 1 Basic characteristics of women using HC and their matched controls
HC users (n = 294,445) | HC non-users (n = 294,445) | |
|---|---|---|
mean (SD) / n (%) / median (IQR range) | ||
Age, years | 28.9 (8.6) | 28.9 (8.6) |
Civil status | ||
Unmarried | 211,519 (71.8) | 192,488 (65.4) |
Married | 65,710 (22.3) | 85,535 (29.0) |
Divorced | 16,518 (5.6) | 15,241 (5.2) |
Widowed/Other | 698 (0.3) | 1181 (0.4) |
Highest education level | ||
Upper secondary/Post-secondary non-tertiary | 142,373 (48.4) | 134,095 (45.6) |
Short-cycle tertiary | 8187 (2.8) | 7229 (2.5) |
Bachelor’s degree | 60,507 (20.5) | 51,710 (17.6) |
Master’s, doctoral or equivalent | 34,004 (11.6) | 31,390 (10.6) |
Missing (including e.g., missing information on education other than of primary school level, school dropouts) | 49,374 (16.8) | 69,979 (23.8) |
Socio-economic group | ||
Self-employed | 10,070 (3.4) | 10,708 (3.6) |
Upper-level employees | 37,177 (12.6) | 34,823 (11.8) |
Lower-level employees | 104,890 (35.6) | 86,057 (29.2) |
Manual workers | 45,119 (15.3) | 42,264 (14.4) |
Students | 56,607 (19.2) | 63,946 (21.7) |
Pensioners | 3748 (1.3) | 6730 (2.3) |
Others | 22,358 (7.6) | 28,774 (9.8) |
Unknown | 13,626 (4.6) | 16,964 (5.8) |
Missing | 850 (0.3) | 4179 (1.4) |
Income, € | 19,580 (14756) | 17,042 (16254) |