Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the study sample (based on imputed data)
| Â | Percentage per category or mean, standard deviation (range) |
|---|---|
Educational level | |
  Low | 26.9% |
  Middle | 45.8% |
  High | 27.3% |
Income level | |
  Low | 39.5% |
  Middle | 30.4% |
  High | 30.2% |
Female | 57.4% |
In paid employment | 62.7% |
Living with a partner | 54.3% |
Participant age | 44.9, 10.4 (25–60) |
Severity of daily hassles | 1.6, 0.5 (1–4) |
Importance of not being ill | |
  Very unimportant | 0.4% |
  Unimportant | 0.7% |
  Neutral | 4.6% |
  Important | 43.2% |
  Very important | 51.1% |
Importance of a long life | |
Very unimportant | 2.0% |
Unimportant | 6.3% |
Neutral | 24.1% |
Important | 51.5% |
Very important | 16.1% |
Self-assessed health | |
  Very poor | 6.0% |
  Poor | 27.0% |
  Neutral | 45.5% |
  Good | 16.8% |
  Excellent | 4.7% |
Fruit and vegetable consumption (portions per week) | 24.8, 13.3 (0–84) |
Snack consumption (square root of portions per week) | 4.1, 2.0 (0–180) |