Table 1 Sample characteristics and proportion of people with high trust in the health system in each subgroup, “Health in equal terms” survey, Northern Sweden 2014
2014 (N: 24 795) | ||
|---|---|---|
n (%) | Trust% | |
total | 24 795 (100) | 68.5 |
Age | ||
16–25 yrs | 2 348 (9.9) | 63.7 |
26–45 yrs | 6 260 (26.4) | 63.1 |
46–65 yrs | 7 331 (31.0) | 68.9 |
66–84 yrs | 7 744 (32.7) | 74.4 |
Sex | ||
Man | 11 328 (46.3) | 69.5 |
Woman | 13 145 (53.7) | 67.6 |
Education | ||
high | 4 137 (17.0) | 75.0 |
Medium | 8 179 (33.6) | 65.7 |
low | 12 051 (49.5) | 68.0 |
Occupation | ||
White-collar | 12 056 (49.8) | 71.2 |
Blue-collar | 12 135 (50.2) | 65.6 |
Income | ||
Quintile 5 (richest) | 4 945 (20.0) | 69.5 |
Quintile 4 | 4 945 (20.0) | 69.4 |
Quintile 3 | 4 947 (20.0) | 68.1 |
Quintile 2 | 4 946 (20.0) | 68.0 |
Quintile 1 | 4 946 (20.0) | 67.3 |
Economic stress | ||
No | 21 965 (89.2) | 70.1 |
Yes | 2 671 (10.8) | 55.3 |
Birth place | ||
Sweden | 23 198 (93.6) | 69.0 |
Outside Sweden | 1 597 (6.4) | 61.3 |
Municipality size | ||
> 50 000 inhibitants | 6 004 (24.2) | 72.4 |
10 to 50 with hospital | 4 797 (19.4) | 68.9 |
10 to 50 without hospital | 4 260 (17.2) | 68.2 |
< 10 000 inhibitants | 9 734 (39.3) | 66.0 |
Civil status | ||
Married/cohabiting | 17 483 (70.5) | 69.2 |
not-cohabiting | 7 312 (29.5) | 66.8 |
Horizontal trust | ||
No | 4 895 (20.3) | 50.6 |
Yes | 19 176 (79.7) | 73.2 |
Social participation | ||
no activities | 3 969 (16.0) | 62.6 |
1 to 4 activities/yr | 15 482 (62.4) | 68.0 |
5 to 12 activities/yr | 5 344 (21.6) | 73.6 |
Instrumental support | ||
Cannot get help | 1 087 (4.5) | 50.3 |
Can get help | 23 073 (95.5) | 69.5 |
Emotional support | ||
No | 2 581 (10.8) | 58.6 |
Yes | 21 527 (89.3) | 69.8 |