Total n = 12813a (%) | Men n = 5994a (%) | Women n = 6819a (%) | P-value | |
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Percentage women | 53.2 | |||
Age, mean (SD) | 57.4 (12.6) | 57.4 (12.3) | 57.3 (12.9) | 0.717b |
Education, n (%) | ||||
Compulsory | 3596 (28.4) | 1478 (25.0) | 2118 (31.5) | |
Middle level | 4241 (33.6) | 2096 (35.4) | 2146 (31.9) | |
College/University | 4809 (38.0) | 2349 (39.7) | 2460 (36.6) | < 0.000c |
Household income, n (%) | ||||
Low to middle income < 400,000 NOK/40,000 €) | 4569 (38.5) | 1842 (32.0) | 2727 (44.6) | |
Middle to high income (401,000–700,000 NOK/40,100–70,000 €) | 4199 (35.4) | 2235 (38.9) | 1964 (32.1) | |
High income (701,000 NOK / 70,100 € or more) | 3093 (26.1) | 1668 (29.0) | 1425 (23.3) | < 0.000c |
Self-reported health status, n (%) | ||||
Very bad or bad | 686 (5.4) | 279 (4.7) | 407 (6.0) | |
Neither good nor bad | 3633 (28.6) | 1671 (28.1) | 1962 (29.1) | |
Good or excellent | 8386 (66.0) | 4004 (67.2) | 4382 (64.9) | 0.001c |
Alcohol frequency of use, n (%) | ||||
Never | 1413 (11.2) | 454 (7.6) | 959 (14.3) | |
Monthly or more infrequently | 3633 (28.7) | 1545 (26.0) | 2088 (31.1) | |
2–4 times a month | 4834 (38.2) | 2481 (41.7) | 2353 (35.0) | |
2–3 times a week | 2155 (17.0) | 1125 (18.9) | 1030 (15.3) | |
More that 3 times a week | 634 (5.0) | 342 (5.8) | 292 (4.3) | < 0.000c |
Units of alcohol consumed when drinking, n (%) | ||||
1–2 units | 7095 (63.3) | 2858 (52.3) | 4237 (73.8) | |
3–4 units | 3020 (26.9) | 1754 (32.1) | 1266 (22.0) | |
5 or more units | 1091 (9.7) | 852 (15.6) | 239 (4.2) | < 0.000c |
Injuries because of drinking, n (%) | ||||
Never | 10,882 (93.5) | 4937 (89.4) | 5945 (97.2) | |
Yes | 752 (6.5) | 583 (10.6) | 169 (2.8) | < 0.000c |
Overall use of CAM modalities, n (%) | 3730 (33.6) | 1259 (24.1) | 2471 (42.1) | < 0.000c |
Alternative medical pratictionerd | 1423 (11.9) | 428 (7.6) | 995 (15.9) | < 0.000c |
Herbal or ‘natural’ medicinee | 2677 (23.0) | 937 (17.1) | 1740 (28.3) | < 0.000c |
Self-treatmentf | 590 (5.0) | 107 (1.9) | 483 (7.8) | < 0.000c |