Baseline distribution of covariates according to individual, spouse, and area (parish) educational level
| Educational level | n | Men % | Mean age (y) | Smoker % | Inactive % | High alcohol use % | Mean BMI (kg/m2) | Basic education % | Mean* household income | Unemployment % | Area level: Income† share (%) | Households with children % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *In 1000; †the proportion of total household income earned by the poorer 50% of the households in the area. | ||||||||||||
| Neighbourhood: % with vocational education | ||||||||||||
| Lowest quartile (range 52.7–67.2) | 3706 | 50.2 | 43.1 | 58.2 | 26.3 | 13.2 | 24.5 | 37.5 | 35.1 | 9.4 | 22.7 | 40.7 |
| Second quartile (range 67.3–69.3) | 5141 | 49.2 | 44.8 | 63.1 | 22.9 | 13.6 | 24.8 | 43.7 | 32.4 | 8.8 | 21.6 | 32.2 |
| Third quartile (range 69.4–72.9) | 4647 | 46.4 | 45.2 | 60.8 | 21.4 | 13.5 | 24.5 | 40.6 | 32.6 | 6.4 | 23.4 | 28.3 |
| Highest quartile (range 73.0–79.1) | 4850 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 61.3 | 20.8 | 12.8 | 24.9 | 42.0 | 32.4 | 6.0 | 22.7 | 24.5 |
| Individual: | ||||||||||||
| Basic | 7699 | 40.4 | 47.2 | 67.1 | 26.2 | 13.2 | 25.3 | 28.4 | 8.0 | 24.3 | 29.0 | |
| High school | 969 | 51.5 | 37.3 | 52.0 | 14.6 | 11.5 | 23.0 | 25.1 | 8.7 | 22.8 | 25.6 | |
| Short vocational | 7633 | 51.9 | 44.4 | 58.3 | 20.8 | 13.9 | 24.5 | 35.6 | 7.0 | 22.3 | 33.7 | |
| Long vocational | 2043 | 52.6 | 42.0 | 49.2 | 17.3 | 11.5 | 23.6 | 44.3 | 7.1 | 22.6 | 30.1 | |
| Spouse: | ||||||||||||
| Basic | 4543 | 59.2 | 46.2 | 66.2 | 23.4 | 15.9 | 25.4 | 59.4 | 36.1 | 7.5 | 23.1 | 32.1 |
| High school | 386 | 51.5 | 36.9 | 49.8 | 18.9 | 13.1 | 23.0 | 13.7 | 40.2 | 8.0 | 22.5 | 29.4 |
| Short vocational | 4999 | 48.1 | 43.6 | 57.9 | 21.6 | 11.5 | 24.5 | 28.9 | 41.9 | 6.7 | 23.6 | 35.9 |
| Long vocational | 1214 | 42.3 | 41.0 | 44.2 | 16.6 | 8.6 | 23.4 | 12.7 | 55.0 | 6.7 | 23.1 | 34.1 |
| Single | 4952 | 48.8 | 46.3 | 64.6 | 24.5 | 16.6 | 24.7 | 44.2 | 18.2 | 8.5 | 22.1 | 24.9 |