Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants
Item | % | National statistics* |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Women | 60.6 | 52.4 |
Born in Poland | ||
Participant | 98.7 | 99.9 |
Participant’s mother | 97.8 | N/A |
Occupation/employment status | ||
Employed | 38.9 | 34.1 |
Self-employed or family business | 8.6 | 6.9 |
Student | 6.9 | 5.8 |
Jobseeker/ unemployed | 8.1 | 12.3 |
Unable to work due to illness or disability | 5.3 | 5.3 |
Retired | 27.4 | 18.0 |
Mainly homemaker (incl. Caring for children) | 8.9 | 5.3 |
Education | ||
No qualifications/primary/vocational | 32 | 29.2 |
Secondary | 43.3 | 43.5 |
Higher | 24.7 | 27.4 |
Skills in the Polish language | ||
Fluent/native speaker | 96.5 | 96.2 |
Sufficient | 2.8 | 2.0 |
Moderate/poor/not at all | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Declared household income | ||
Below average | 39.9 | N/A |
Around average | 48.5 | N/A |
Above average | 11.6 | N/A |
Self-evaluated health status | ||
Very good | 11.3 | 18.9 |
Good | 41.4 | 36.6 |
Fair | 29.8 | 31.5 |
Poor | 17.5 | 13.0 |
Chronic disease/condition | 51.8 | 57.2 |