Table 1 Distribution (%) of the different variables according to sex and assessment period (longitudinal samples of the Swedish population from 1980/81, 1988/89, 1996/97, and 2004/05) in individuals aged 16–71 years
From: Longitudinal trends in self-reported anxiety. Effects of age and birth cohort during 25 years
Variable | Males | Females | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1980/81 | 1988/89 | 1996/97 | 2004/05 | 1980/81 | 1988/89 | 1996/97 | 2004/05 | |
n | 2728 | 2688 | 2570 | 2177 | 2770 | 2666 | 2634 | 2211 |
Age (years) | ||||||||
16–23 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 12.0 | 13.1 |
24–31 | 17.6 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 13.1 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 16.5 | 13.0 |
32–39 | 19.6 | 16.1 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 17.0 | 15.8 | 16.6 | 16.2 |
40–47 | 13.2 | 18.1 | 16.1 | 15.2 | 12.3 | 16.8 | 16.1 | 16.1 |
48–55 | 10.6 | 12.4 | 17.9 | 14.5 | 12.9 | 11.1 | 16.5 | 15.3 |
56–63 | 12.4 | 9.5 | 11.3 | 17.1 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 11.0 | 15.4 |
64–71 | 10.3 | 12.1 | 8.9 | 10.8 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.9 |
Education level | ||||||||
High | 30.8 | 35.8 | 43.6 | 52.4 | 20.2 | 29.4 | 40.9 | 54.0 |
Intermediate | 26.4 | 31.3 | 30.9 | 26.8 | 31.1 | 36.0 | 33.6 | 26.8 |
Low | 42.8 | 32.9 | 25.5 | 20.8 | 48.7 | 34.6 | 25.5 | 19.2 |
Urbanization | ||||||||
Large cities | 30.8 | 31.0 | 31.2 | 34.3 | 30.5 | 30.0 | 31.4 | 33.5 |
Medium towns | 31.5 | 33.8 | 36.5 | 36.0 | 32.6 | 34.7 | 37.4 | 36.1 |
Small towns | 37.7 | 35.2 | 32.3 | 29.7 | 36.9 | 35.3 | 31.2 | 30.4 |
Marital status | ||||||||
Married/cohabiting | 65.5 | 64.5 | 64.8 | 64.6 | 68.2 | 67.7 | 67.6 | 65.6 |
All others | 34.5 | 35.5 | 35.2 | 35.4 | 31.8 | 32.3 | 32.4 | 34.4 |
Smoking | ||||||||
Non-smokers | 65.9 | 73.1 | 81.8 | 86.5 | 68.9 | 71.3 | 75.8 | 81.3 |
Daily smokers | 34.1 | 26.9 | 18.2 | 13.5 | 31.1 | 28.7 | 24.2 | 18.7 |
Leisure time physical activity | ||||||||
None to once a week | 67.9 | 64.7 | 61.3 | 54.7 | 75.0 | 70.6 | 64.8 | 51.9 |
More than once a week | 32.1 | 35.3 | 38.7 | 45.3 | 25.0 | 29.4 | 35.2 | 48.1 |
Body mass index | ||||||||
Normal | 66.6 | 63.0 | 54.3 | 47.8 | 75.8 | 74.0 | 67.0 | 64.0 |
Overweight | 29.2 | 31.9 | 38.7 | 42.3 | 19.8 | 20.9 | 26.2 | 26.3 |
Obesity | 4.2 | 5.1 | 7.0 | 9.9 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 9.7 |