Table 2 Characteristics of the clusters (N = 23,842; Eurobarometer 72.3, 2009, EU)
Healthy | Moderate | Risky | P value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | (95% CI) | n | % | (95% CI) | n | % | (95% CI) | ||
Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | ||||||||
Gender | ||||||||||
Male | 5132 | 40.25 | (38.96, 41.56) | 3143 | 55.00 | (53.09, 56.89) | 2178 | 64.48 | (61.97, 66.92) | <0.001 |
Female | 8987 | 59.75 | (58.44, 61.04) | 3169 | 45.00 | (43.11, 46.91) | 1233 | 35.52 | (33.08, 38.03) | |
Age in years | 14119 | 50.40 ± 0.23 | 6312 | 46.30 ± 0.35 | 3411 | 40.25 ± 0.38 | ||||
Urbanisation | ||||||||||
Rural area/village | 5162 | 35.19 | (33.96, 36.44) | 2286 | 35.17 | (33.36, 37.03) | 1176 | 32.68 | (30.20, 35.27) | <0.001 |
Small/middle sized town | 4991 | 40.49 | (39.21, 41.79) | 2203 | 39.65 | (37.75, 41.58) | 1166 | 38.37 | (35.80, 41.01) | |
Large town | 3966 | 24.31 | (23.25, 25.40) | 1823 | 25.17 | (23.59, 26.83) | 1069 | 28.94 | (26.65, 31.35) | |
Marital status | ||||||||||
Married/with a partner | 9534 | 68.00 | (66.80, 69.18) | 4052 | 65.04 | (63.20, 66.84) | 2022 | 58.88 | (56.23, 61.48) | <0.001 |
Single | 4585 | 32.00 | (30.82, 33.20) | 2260 | 34.86 | (33.16, 36.80) | 1389 | 41.12 | (38.52, 43.77) | |
Education | ||||||||||
20 years or older | 4761 | 30.45 | (29.28, 31.65) | 1972 | 30.48 | (28.71, 32.30) | 841 | 24.26 | (22.07, 26.58) | <0.001 |
16–19 years | 6257 | 43.86 | (42.58, 45.16) | 2950 | 46.31 | (44.39, 48.24) | 1896 | 56.28 | (53.64, 58.88) | |
15 years or less | 3101 | 25.68 | (24.55, 26.85) | 1390 | 23.22 | (21.65, 24.86) | 674 | 19.47 | (17.52, 21.58) | |
Subjective social status | ||||||||||
Highest | 4347 | 28.85 | (27.69, 30.03) | 1741 | 25.61 | (24.01, 27.29) | 801 | 23.94 | (21.77, 26.25) | <0.001 |
Second highest | 3007 | 24.76 | (23.63, 25.92) | 1421 | 25.55 | (23.86, 27.31) | 663 | 20.44 | (18.39, 22.66) | |
Second lowest | 4200 | 30.49 | (29.30, 31.70) | 1707 | 28.76 | (27.01, 30.57) | 1027 | 29.95 | (27.51, 32.51) | |
Lowest | 2565 | 15.91 | (15.01, 16.85) | 1443 | 20.09 | (18.61, 21.64) | 920 | 25.67 | (23.44, 28.03) | |
Difficulty in paying bills | ||||||||||
Almost never/never | 9669 | 70.66 | (69.48, 71.82) | 3948 | 64.66 | (62.81, 66.47) | 1675 | 52.3 | (49.64, 54.94) | <0.001 |
From time to time | 3419 | 23.55 | (22.47, 24.66) | 1759 | 27.08 | (25.42, 28.82) | 1173 | 34.15 | (31.70, 36.69) | |
Most of the time | 1031 | 5.79 | (5.25, 6.39) | 605 | 8.25 | (7.29, 9.34) | 563 | 13.55 | (11.94, 15.34) | |