Table 1 Characteristics of the sample over the years, Belgian Health Interview Survey from 1997 to 2018
Year | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997 (n = 5771) | 2001 (n = 6362) | 2004 (n = 5943) | 2008 (n = 4845) | 2013 (n = 4363) | 2018 (n = 5334) | ||||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||||
Sex | |||||||||
Man | 2869 (49.7) | 3129 (49.2) | 2845 (47.9) | 2332 (48.1) | 2081 (47.7) | 2540 (47.6) | |||
Woman | 2902 (50.3) | 3233 (50.8) | 3098 (52.1) | 2513 (51.9) | 2282 (52.3) | 2794 (52.4) | |||
Age | |||||||||
15–24 | 414 (7.2) | 401 (6.3) | 400 (6.7) | 352 (7.3) | 188 (4.3) | 200 (3.7) | |||
25–44 | 3020 (52.3) | 3192 (50.2) | 2790 (46.9) | 2173 (44.9) | 1912 (43.8) | 2229 (41.8) | |||
45–65 | 2337 (40.5) | 2769 (43.5) | 2753 (46.3) | 2320 (47.9) | 2263 (51.9) | 2905 (54.5) | |||
Ethnicity | |||||||||
Belgium | 4734 (82.0) | 5436 (85.4) | 4982 (83.8) | 3903 (80.6) | 3475 (79.6) | 3995 (74.9) | |||
Morocco | 191 (3.3) | 121 (1.9) | 130 (2.2) | 136 (2.8) | 142 (3.3) | 171 (3.2) | |||
Turkey | 54 (0.9) | 60 (0.9) | 50 (0.8) | 44 (0.9) | 39 (0.9) | 61 (1.1) | |||
EU country | 621 (10.8) | 570 (9.0) | 582 (9.8) | 545 (11.2) | 478 (11.0) | 703 (13.2) | |||
Non-EU country | 171 (3.0) | 175 (2.8) | 199 (3.3) | 217 (4.5) | 229 (5.2) | 404 (7.6) | |||
Education | |||||||||
No diploma or primary education | 900 (15.6) | 895 (14.1) | 691 (11.6) | 439 (9.1) | 334 (7.7) | 249 (4.7) | |||
Lower or higher secondary | 3063 (53.1) | 3421 (53.8) | 3141 (52.9) | 2506 (51.7) | 2233 (51.2) | 2560 (48.0) | |||
Higher or tertiary education | 1808 (31.3) | 2046 (32.2) | 2111 (35.5) | 1900 (39.2) | 1796 (41.2) | 2525 (47.3) | |||
Mother’s country of birth | |||||||||
Belgium | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3306 (75.9) | 3737 (70.3) | |||
EU country | 565 (13.0) | 765 (14.4) | |||||||
Non-EU country | 485 (11.1) | 815 (15.3) | |||||||
Father’s country of birth | |||||||||
Belgium | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3270 (75.1) | 3728 (70.1) | |||
EU country | 584 (13.4) | 766 (14.4) | |||||||
Non-EU country | 502 (11.5) | 823 (15.5) | |||||||
Score GHQ-12 mean (SD) | 1.7 (2.7) | 1.4 (2.5) | 1.4 (2.5) | 1.5 (2.6) | 1.9 (2.9) | 1.9 (2.9) | |||
Proportion with MI (GHQ > = 4) | 1043 (18.1) | 877 (13.8) | 825 (13.9) | 741 (15.3) | 875 (20.1) | 1057 (19.8) | |||