Table 1 Participants in the 1968–69 examination for the Population Study of Women in Gothenburg; relevant descriptive data in 1968–69 concerning cohorts taking part in the Cesarec-Marke Personality Schedule and Eysenck Personality Inventory instrument examination
Age 38 n = 87 (%) | Age 46 n = 219 (%) | Age 50 n = 215 (%) | Age 54 n = 68 (%) | Total n = 589 (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mortality | |||||
Dead within 40 years (n (%)) | 24(27.6) | 123(56.2) | 156(72.6) | 59(86.8) | 362(61.5) |
Marital status | |||||
Unmarried | 5.7 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 6.3 |
Married | 85.0 | 82.9 | 80.9 | 75.0 | 81.6 |
Divorced | 8.0 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 10.3 | 7.5 |
Widowed | 1.1 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 10.3 | 4.6 |
Socioeconomic group | |||||
1 | 14.1 | 17.8 | 11.0 | 13.1 | 14.3 |
2 | 50.6 | 44.1 | 43.1 | 39.3 | 44.2 |
3 | 35.3 | 38.0 | 45.9 | 47.5 | 41.5 |
No children at home (%) | 13.8 | 13.8 | 17.7 | 13.2 | 15.2 |
Education | |||||
Elementary school | 66.7 | 68.1 | 73.0 | 77.6 | 70.8 |
High school | 25.3 | 24.5 | 23.0 | 22.4 | 24.1 |
Academic education | 8.0 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 0 | |
Alcohol (% yes) | |||||
Beer (≥some days per month) | 72.4 | 68.2 | 64.7 | 61.9 | 66.8 |
Wine (≥some days per month) | 52.9 | 50.7 | 54.0 | 52.5 | 52.3 |
Liquor (≥some days per month) | 24.1 | 24.0 | 30.7 | 27.9 | 26.9 |
Physically inactive during leisure time (% yes) | 14.9 | 17.1 | 20.9 | 17.6 | 18.2 |
Smoking (% yes) | 44.8 | 40.6 | 37.7 | 45.6 | 40.7 |