Table 1 A comparison of the demographic characteristics found in the general Norwegian population and in the study sample
From: Types of social capital resources and self-rated health among the Norwegian adult population
Characteristics | General population | Study sample | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | |
Gender a | ||||
Female | 1 829 454 | 50.5 | 1 612 | 50.5 |
Male | 1 866 317 | 49.5 | 1 578 | 49.5 |
Total | 3 695 771 | 100 | 3 190 | 100 |
County b | ||||
Oslo-Akershus | 981 000 | 22 | 779 | 24.4 |
Hedmark-Oppland | 368 000 | 8.2 | 267 | 8.4 |
Sør-Østlandet | 869 000 | 19.4 | 571 | 17.9 |
Agder- Rogaland | 633 000 | 14 | 427 | 13.4 |
Vestlandet | 784 000 | 17.5 | 571 | 17.9 |
Trøndelag | 391 000 | 8.7 | 281 | 8.8 |
Nord-Norge | 459 000 | 10.2 | 294 | 9.2 |
Total | 4 485 000 | 100 | 3 190 | 100 |
Ethnicity a | ||||
Non-immigrants | 4 025 000 | 89.7 | 2 950 | 92.5 |
Immigrants | 460 000 | 10.3 | 227 | 7.1 |
Total | 4 485 000 | 100 | 3 177 | 99.7 |
Occupational status in 2005 c | ||||
Employed/self-employed | 1 607 000 | 83.2 | 2430 | 76.2 |
Unemployed | 67 000 | 4 | 40 | 1.3 |
Outside labour force | d | d | 699 | 21.9 |
Total | 1 674 000 | 87.2 | 3169 | 99.3 |