Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study sample and the population in Region Örebro county and Sweden 2015, No (%)
From: The Swedish RAND-36: psychometric characteristics and reference data from the Mid-Swed Health Survey
Characteristics | Study sample, Region Örebro county (20+ years) | Weighted sample | Population in Region Örebro county (20+ years) 2015a | Population in Sweden (20+ years) 2015a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 3422 | 7,611,402 | 224,801 | 7,611,402 |
Gender | ||||
Female | 1872 (55) | 3,834,333 (50) | 113,513 (50) | 3,834,333 (50) |
Male | 1550 (45) | 3,777,069 (50) | 111,288 (50) | 3,777,069 (50) |
Age (year) | ||||
Mean | 57 | 50 | 52 | 51 |
Median | 60 | 49 | 51 | 50 |
Range | 20–100 | 20–100 | 20–100+ | 20–100+ |
Age groups | ||||
20–29 | 394 (12) | 1,338,610 (18) | 39,697 (18) | 1,338,610 (18) |
30–39 | 489 (14) | 1,227,641 (16) | 33,314 (15) | 1,227,641 (16) |
40–49 | 408 (12) | 1,314,367 (17) | 37,706 (17) | 1,314,367 (17) |
50–59 | 399 (12) | 1,224,659 (16) | 35,426 (16) | 1,224,659 (16) |
60–69 | 587 (17) | 1,147,578 (15) | 35,679 (16) | 1,147,578 (15) |
70–79 | 625 (18) | 856,646 (11) | 27,438 (12) | 856,646 (11) |
80+ | 520 (15) | 501,650 (7) | 15,541 (7) | 501,650 (7) |
Education | ||||
Mandatory | 806 (24) | 1,245,098 (17) | 55,233 (23) | 1,694,024 (21) |
High school | 1471 (43) | 3,605,698 (48) | 110,151 (46) | 3,449,936 (43) |
University | 1102 (33) | 2,672,718 (36) | 68,773 (29) | 2,717,115 (34) |