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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics for the study population

From: Differential utilization of primary health care services among older immigrants and Norwegians: a register-based comparative study in Norway

 

Norwegians

High-income country immigrants

Other-income country immigrants

Numbers

1,516,012

53,891

35,970

Age, mean (SD)

65.9 (11.4)

62.8 (10.5)

59.3 (8.6)

Women, %

52.9

51.5

47.9

Urban settlement, %

62.0

76.2

86.9

Civil status, %

  Married

59.2

59.8

69.7

  Widow

16.6

12.0

10.4

  Single

9.1

8.2

3.9

  Others

15.1

20.0

16.0

Education level, %

  No formal education

0.3

0.7

7.5

  Low education

30.8

22.5

36.2

  Middle education

48.2

36.5

26.6

  High education

20.7

40.2

29.7

Income level, %

  No income

46.1

39.4

54.0

  Low income

12.3

12.6

11.3

  Middle income

32.4

37.2

29.9

  High income

9.2

10.9

4.8

Age at migration, mean (SD)

n.a.

34.6 (13.1)

38.0 (12.9)

Years in Norway, mean (SD)

n.a.

29.3 (17.0)

21.1 (11.7)

Reason for immigration1, %

   

  Family reunification

n.a.

7.0

14.3

  Labour immigrants

n.a.

10.0

1.9

  Refugees

n.a.

1.2

26.2

  Education/other

n.a.

8.9

1.1

  1. 1Registered from 1990, and not available for immigrants from Scandinavia. For this reason, the proportions do not add up to 100%.
  2. Registered inhabitants 50 years old or older in Norway in 2008.