Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the US and European population
Characteristics | US population | European populationa |
|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | |
Age (year), mean (SD) | 43.8 (15.2) | 48.9 (15.5) |
Female | 16608 (56.1) | 4081 (65.9) |
Marital status | ||
Married or living together | 16 532 (55.8) | 4491 (72.6) |
Separated or divorced | 4654 (15.7) | 421 (6.8) |
Single | 6765 (22.8) | 872 (14.1) |
Widowed | 1670 (5.6) | 383 (6.2) |
House hold status | ||
Not living alone | 22046 (74.4) | 5483 (88.6) |
Living alone | 7575 (25.6) | 707 (11.4) |
Education | ||
Higher education | 17793 (60.1) | 1879 (30.4) |
Secondary | 10084(34.0) | 2038 (32.9) |
Primary/no education | 1634 (5.5) | 1767 (28.6) |
Trade/other | 110 (0.4) | 451 (7.3) |
Missing | 0 | 55 (0.9) |
Employment | ||
Employed/full time student | 20993 (71.0) | 3256 (52.6) |
Unemployed | 989 (3.3) | 300 (4.8) |
Unable to work | 1190 (4.0) | 322 (5.2) |
Retired | 4032(13.6) | 2269 (36.7) |
Missing | 2417 (8.2) | 43 (0.7) |
Professional status | ||
Yes | 4628 (15.6) | 1313 (21.2) |
Missing | 4815 (16.3) | 143 (2.3) |
Born in country of residence | ||
Yes | 24727 (83.5) | 5655 (91.4) |
Missing | 80 (0.3) | 87 (1.4) |
Ethnicity | ||
White European | 22466 (75.8) | 5988 (96.7) |
Missing | 0 | 72 (1.2) |