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Table 2 Likelihood of contacting a primary health care centre for lifestyle changes

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

 

Smoking habits

Alcohol consumption

Eating habits

Physical activity

Participants (n)

n = 1 797

n = 1 803

n = 1 827

n = 1 816

Likelihood (%)

Likely

Not likely

Likely

Not likely

Likely

Not likely

Likely

Not likely

Sex

 Men

12.9

87.1

15.4

84.6

15.3

84.7

12.6

87.4

 Women

21.8

78.2

22.7

77.3

20.4

79.6

17.3

82.7

Age, yrs

 16–29

20.7

79.3

26.6

73.4

18.9

81.1

14.8

85.2

 30–49

18.1

81.9

20.8

79.2

14.6

85.4

10.1

89.9

 50–64

15.3

84.7

16.1

83.9

17.1

82.9

13.8

86.2

 65–85

17.3

82.7

17.0

83.0

21.2

78.8

21.0

79.0

Education

 Primary

14.7

85.3

15.0

85.0

19.6

80.4

19.9

80.1

 Upper secondary

16.1

83.9

16.4

83.6

17.0

83.0

14.0

86.0

 Post-secondary < 3 yrs

20.4

79.6

21.9

78.1

19.5

80.5

16.5

83.5

 Post-secondary > 3yrs

18.3

81.7

21.9

78.1

16.7

83.3

12.7

87.3

Living area

 Major citya

17.8

82.2

21.1

78.9

18.0

82.0

14.1

85.9

 City

17.5

82.5

20.3

79.7

19.1

80.9

15.7

84.3

 Town

19.2

80.8

19.6

80.4

19.2

80.8

17.8

82.2

 Rural area

15.6

84.4

14.4

85.6

13.0

87.0

12.4

87.6

Total household income

 Low

17.6

82.4

17.4

82.6

24.1

75.9

22.0

78.0

 Middle

17.8

82.2

19.8

80.2

18.0

82.0

15.2

84.8

 High

17.6

82.4

20.7

79.3

13.6

86.4

10.1

89.9

Self-reported health

 Poor

15.5

84.5

15.5

84.5

25.3

74.7

27.4

72.6

 Fairly good

16.7

83.3

16.8

83.2

18.4

81.6

17.6

82.4

 Good

16.8

83.2

19.1

80.9

17.1

82.9

13.6

86.4

 Very good

19.5

80.5

21.7

78.3

16.6

83.4

12.7

87.3

PHCC visits last year

 None

14.9

85.1

17.5

82.5

12.6

87.4

9.1

90.9

 1 or 2

18.4

81.6

19.6

80.4

15.8

84.2

12.2

87.8

 3 or 4

15.0

85.0

17.1

82.9

19.2

80.8

17.2

82.8

 5 or more

21.4

78.6

23.0

77.0

27.9

72.1

26.7

73.3

Need to change lifestyleb

 Smoking habits

25.9

74.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

 Alcohol consumption

-

-

16.4

83.6

-

-

-

-

 Eating habits

-

-

-

-

18.3

81.7

-

-

 Physical activity

-

-

-

-

-

-

16.5

83.5

  1. aStockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö
  2. bParticipants who answered “yes” to the question about the “need to change lifestyles regarding …”. PHCC = Primary health care centre. Values are given in %. Likely refers to the response alternatives “very likely” and “fairly likely”, not likely refers to the response alternatives “not likely” and “not at all likely”