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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and health-related factors among the sample

From: Seeking lifestyle counselling at primary health care centres: a cross-sectional study in the Swedish population

Variable

Total (n = 1 896)

n

%

Sex

 Men

882

48.0

 Women

955

52.0

 Missinga

59

 

Age (years)

 16–29

289

15.2

 30–49

548

28.9

 50–64

466

24.6

 65–85

593

31.3

 Missinga

0

 

Education

 Primary education/school

265

14.5

 Upper secondary education

530

29.0

 Post-secondary education of < 3 years

407

22.3

 Post-secondary education of > 3 years

626

34.2

 Missinga

68

 

Living area

 Major cityb

338

18.4

 City

898

48.9

 Town

344

18.7

 Rural area

257

14.0

 Missinga

59

 

Total household incomec

 Low

390

22.4

 Middle

737

42.4

 High

613

35.2

 Missinga

156

 

Self-reported health

 Poor

151

8.2

 Fairly good

267

14.5

 Good

856

46.5

 Very good

568

30.8

 Missinga

54

 

Number of visits to a primary health care centre in the past year

 None

379

20.5

 One or two

769

41.5

 Three or four

396

21.4

 Five or more

309

16.7

 Missinga

43

 

Need to change lifestylesd

 Smoking habits

139

7.7

 Alcohol consumption

215

11.9

 Eating habits

800

43.7

 Physical activity

1002

54.7

  1. a No / unclear answers
  2. bStockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö
  3. c Low income = up to 300 000 SEK; middle income = 300 000–700 000 SEK; high income =  > 700 000 SEK (1 SEK ≈ 0.10 EUR on 22 November 2021). d Participants may have given several response alternatives