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Table 4 The distribution of LS across PFW groups and associations between PFW and LS in each Nordic country, 2002 − 2018

From: Socioeconomic inequalities in adolescent mental health in the Nordic countries in the 2000s - A study using cross-sectional data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study

Year

Sweden

Norway

Finland

Denmark

Iceland

Descriptive statistics

Mean

n

Mean

n

Mean

n

Mean

n

Mean

n

2002

Not well off

5.7aw

107

5.4aw

135

5.9aw

118

6.3aw

41

  
 

Average

6.8nw

306

6.8nw

558

7.3nw

563

7.6nw

1065

  
 

Well off (ref)

7.4

781

7.4

906

8.0

1033

8.1

231

  
 

Total

7.1

1204

7.0

1609

7.6

1729

7.7

1349

  

2006

Not well off

5.4aw

100

5.8aw

75

6.8

72

6.6aw

55

5.4aw

86

 

Average

6.9nw

287

7.0nw

382

7.3w

512

7.5nw

1084

6.9nw

499

 

Well off (ref)

7.6

1103

7.8

1016

7.9

1063

7.8

338

7.8

1249

 

Total

7.3

1502

7.5

1503

7.6

1660

7.6

1524

7.4

1849

2010

Not well off

5.4aw

110

5.6aw

69

6.2aw

147

6.2aw

44

5.7aw

214

 

Average

6.6nw

422

7.0nw

289

7.3nw

594

7.4nw

907

7.1nw

1034

 

Well off (ref)

7.5

1443

7.7

808

7.8

1334

7.8

239

7.9

1941

 

Total

7.2

2024

7.4

1314

7.5

2089

7.4

1220

7.5

3630

2014

Not well off

5.3aw

135

5.8aw

32

6.2aw

183

6.7aw

60

5.4aw

185

 

Average

6.4nw

554

6.9nw

210

7.2nw

558

7.3nw

876

7.0nw

984

 

Well off (ref)

7.1

1939

7.9

645

7.8

1211

7.8

305

7.9

2053

 

Total

6.8

2679

7.5

910

7.5

1960

7.4

1263

7.5

3275

2018

Not well off

5.0aw

48

7.0

21

6.1aw

63

    
 

Average

6.4nw

305

6.7w

116

7.1nw

223

    
 

Well off (ref)

7.4

1170

7.8

492

7.7

751

    
 

Total

7.1

1546

7.5

665

7.5

1061

7.5

762

7.3

2172

Linear regressions

B

95% C.I.

B

95% C.I.

B

95% C.I.

B

95% C.I.

B

95% C.I.

 

PFW (1–5)

0.65***

0.60 to 0.69

0.68***

0.62 to 0.73

0.48***

0.44 to 0.51

0.40***

0.32 to 0.48

0.68***

0.64 to 0.72

 

Survey year

-0.03***

-0.03 to -0.02

0.02***

0.01 to 0.03

-0.01***

-0.02 to -0.01

-0.02***

-0.03 to -0.01

0.00

-0.01 to 0.02

 

Girl

-0.65***

-0.72 to -0.57

-0.44***

-0.53 to -0.34

-0.27***

-0.34 to -0.21

-0.47***

-0.56 to -0.38

-0.26***

-0.34 to -0.19

 

Adjusted R

0.132

 

0.109

 

0.083

 

0.042

 

0.114

 
 

F

446.3

0.000

235.2

0.000

255.4

0.000

77.0

0.000

355.2

0.000

  1. In the descriptive statistics: Significant (p < 0.05) test results between PFW groups: w= compared to the well off group a=compared to the average group. n=compared to the not well off group
  2. In the regression models: * p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01 ***p < 0.001. P-values adjusted for multiple testing