Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the main variables by intersectional group (N = 21,853)a
Variable | Â | Four groups at the intersection of gender and education | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total, n = 21,853 (100.0%) | High educated women, n = 4908 (22.5%) | Low educated women, n = 6849 (31.3%) | High educated men, n = 3147 (14.4%) | Low educated men, n = 6949 (31.8%) | |
Combined fruit and vegetable | |||||
 Adequate intake (≥3) | 7316 (33.5) | 2568 (52.3) | 2545 (37.2) | 911 (28.9) | 1292 (18.6) |
 Inadequate intake (< 3) | 14,537 (66.5) | 2340 (47.7) | 4304 (62.8) | 2236 (71.1) | 5657 (81.4) |
Fruit | |||||
 Adequate intake (≥2) | 5981 (27.4) | 1954 (39.8) | 2189 (32.0) | 683 (21.7) | 1155 (16.6) |
 Inadequate intake (< 2) | 15,872 (72.6) | 2954 (60.2) | 4660 (68.0) | 2464 (78.3) | 5794 (83.4) |
Vegetable | |||||
 Adequate intake (≥2) | 6401 (29.3) | 2365 (48.2) | 2114 (30.9) | 873 (27.7) | 1049 (15.1) |
 Inadequate intake (< 2) | 15,452 (70.7) | 2543 (51.8) | 4735 (69.1) | 2274 (72.3) | 5900 (84.9) |
Age | |||||
 21–30 years old | 2187 (10.0) | 556 (11.3) | 675 (9.9) | 294 (9.3) | 662 (9.5) |
 31–44 years old | 3821 (17.5) | 1419 (28.9) | 795 (11.6) | 709 (22.5) | 898 (12.9) |
 45–64 years old | 6988 (32.0) | 1668 (34.0) | 2119 (30.9) | 1053 (33.5) | 2148 (30.9) |
 65–84 years old | 8857 (40.5) | 1265 (25.8) | 3260 (47.6) | 1091 (34.7) | 3241 (46.6) |
Civil status | |||||
 Married/cohabiting | 10,954 (50.1) | 2483 (50.6) | 3275 (47.8) | 1725 (54.8) | 3471 (49.9) |
 Unmarried/not cohabiting | 10,899 (49.9) | 2425 (49.4) | 3574 (52.2) | 1422 (45.2) | 3478 (50.1) |
Region | |||||
 Västernorrland | 4632 (21.2) | 1039 (21.2) | 1395 (20.4) | 737 (23.4) | 1461 (21.0) |
 Jämtland/Härjedalen | 4266 (19.5) | 996 (20.3) | 1310 (19.1) | 575 (18.3) | 1385 (19.9) |
 Västerbotten | 4409 (20.2) | 940 (19.2) | 1477 (21.6) | 528 (16.8) | 1464 (21.1) |
 Norrbotten | 8546 (39.1) | 1933 (39.4) | 2667 (38.9) | 1307 (41.5) | 2639 (38.0) |