Decomposing intersectional inequalities in subjective physical and mental health by sex, gendered practices and immigration status in a representative panel study from Germany

Table 2 Sample characteristics, SOEP, Germany, 2018 (n = 20,897)

	n	valid %	mean	SD	missings (%)
*Outcome*
Physical health			49.5	10.1
Mental health			51.0	9.8
*Exposure*
Sex assigned at birth
Female	11,795	56.4
Male	9,102	43.6
Gendered social practices
Masculine gendered practices	6,966	33.3
Androgynous gendered practices	6,965	33.3
Feminine gendered practices	6,966	33.3
Immigration status
Born in Germany or immigr. < 1950	17,124	81.9
Not born in Germany	3,773	18.1
*Covariates*
Age
18–30 years	3,634	17.4
31–45 years	5,467	26.2
46–60 years	6,421	30.7
61–75 + years	5,375	25.7
Socioeconomic status
Low	2,288	12.3			2288 (11.0%)
Middle	12,258	65.9
High	4,063	21.8
Region of residence
West Germany	16,047	76.8
East Germany	4,850	23.2
Marital status
Living in a relationship	8,947	42.9			63 (0.3%)
Not living in a relationship	11,887	57.1
Chronic illness
Yes	8,495	40.7			47 (0.22%)
No	12,355	59.3

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