Table 2 Characteristics of the Belgian population (n = 9,167) included in the study
Characteristic | Frequency a |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
15–34 | 2,248 (29) |
35–54 | 3,030 (32) |
55–74 | 2,833 (28) |
75+ | 1,056 (11) |
Gender | |
Men | 4,370 (48) |
Women | 4,797 (52) |
Highest educational level within the household | |
No diploma or primary education | 693 (6) |
Lower secondary | 1,237 (13) |
Higher secondary | 2,782 (33) |
Higher | 4,304 (48) |
Household income | |
Quintile 1 | 1,089 (12) |
Quintile 2 | 1,253 (15) |
Quintile 3 | 1,555 (20) |
Quintile 4 | 1,924 (25) |
Quintile 5 | 1,922 (28) |
Nationality | |
Belgian | 7,938 (90) |
Other EU nationalities | 702 (5) |
Non-EU nationalities | 523 (5) |
Region | |
Flanders | 3,581 (57) |
Brussels | 2,321 (10) |
Wallonia | 3,265 (33) |
Subjective health perception | |
Good - Very Good | 5,708 (77) |
Fair - Very Bad | 1,831 (23) |
Multimorbidity | |
With multimorbidity | 1,483 (15) |
Without multimorbidity | 7665 (85) |