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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of all variables in the total sample, women and men, in 2014, northern Sweden (N = 22,140)

From: Unsafe and unequal: a decomposition analysis of income inequalities in fear of crime in northern Sweden

 

Frequencies (n, %) of participants reporting Fear of crime within each variable category

Total

Men

Women

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

19,298

87.2

2842

12.8

9861

96.5

359

3.5

9437

79.2

2483

20.8

Sociodemographic characteristics

Gender

  Men

9861

96.5

359

3.5

9861

96.5

359

3.5

  Women

9437

79.2

2483

20.8

9437

79.2

2483

20.8

Age

  16–29 yrs

2720

80

680

20

1399

95.7

60

4.3

1381

69

620

31

  30–44 yrs

4158

87.8

578

12.2

1982

97.1

60

2.9

2176

80.8

518

19.2

  45–64 yrs

6134

90.1

674

9.9

3079

96.7

104

3.3

3055

84.3

570

15.7

  65–84 yrs

6286

87.4

910

12.7

3461

96.3

135

3.8

2.825

78.5

775

21.5

Country of birth

  Swedish

18,263

87.3

2648

12.7

9416

96.7

326

3.4

8847

79.2

2322

20.8

  Non-Swedish

1035

84.2

194

15.8

445

93.1

33

6.9

590

78.6

161

21.4

Civil status

  Married/Cohab

13,996

88.5

1827

11.6

7049

97.3

194

2.7

6947

81

1633

19

  Unmarried/ Non-cohab

3397

84.5

621

15.5

2048

94.4

122

5.6

1349

73

499

27

  Divorced

1072

83.4

214

16.6

549

94

35

6

523

74.5

179

25.5

  Widower

833

82.2

180

17.8

215

96.4

8

3.6

618

78.2

172

21.8

Sexual orientation

  Hetero-sexual

18,736

87.4

2700

12.6

9595

96.6

338

3.4

9141

79.5

2362

20.5

  LGBQ

562

79.8

142

20.2

266

92.7

21

7.3

296

71

121

29

Residential context

Municipality size

  >  50,000

4468

81.8

994

18.2

2352

95

124

5

2116

70.9

870

29.1

  10–50,000

6911

85.9

1137

14.1

3610

96.1

147

3.9

3301

76.9

990

23.1

  <  10,000

7919

91.8

711

8.2

3899

97.8

88

2.2

4020

86.6

623

13.4

Residential ownership

  Resident-owned

14,960

89

1845

11

7720

97.3

215

2.7

7240

81.6

1630

18.4

  Rental

3198

81.3

735

18.7

1519

93.3

109

6.7

1679

72.8

626

27.2

  Other arrangements

1140

81.3

262

18.7

622

94.7

35

5.3

518

69.5

227

30.5

Socioeconomic and material conditions

Income quintiles

  1 lowest

3590

81.1

838

18.9

1466

94.6

84

5.4

2124

73.8

754

26.2

  2

3726

84.2

702

15.9

1661

95.4

81

4.7

2065

76.9

621

23.1

  3

3889

87.8

539

12.2

1702

96.3

66

3.7

2187

82.2

473

17.8

  4

3987

90

441

10

2033

97,3

56

2.7

1954

83.5

385

16.5

  5 highest

4106

92.7

322

7.3

2999

97.7

72

2.3

1107

81.6

250

18.4

Education

  Low

9099

86.8

1382

13.2

4946

95.9

211

4.1

4153

78

1171

22

  Medium

6769

87.4

978

12.6

3603

96.7

122

3.3

3166

78.7

856

21.3

  High

3430

87.7

482

12.3

1312

98.1

26

1.9

2118

82.3

456

17.7

Labour market position

  Working

9745

89.5

1143

10.5

5005

97.4

133

2.6

4740

82.4

1010

17.6

  Studying

1083

76.5

332

23.5

489

94.4

29

5.6

594

66.2

303

33.8

  Retired

5219

87.5

745

12.5

2952

96.3

112

3.7

2267

78.2

633

21.8

  Unemployed

3251

83.9

622

16.1

1415

94.3

85

5.7

1836

77.4

537

22.6

Low cash margin

  No, able to get 15,000 SEK

16,640

88.4

2178

11.6

8756

97.2

253

2.8

7884

80.4

1925

19.6

  Yes, not able to get 15,000 SEK

2658

80

664

20

1105

91.3

106

8.8

1553

73.6

558

26.4

Difficulties to make ends meet

  No

17,363

88

2360

12

8973

97

279

3

8390

80.1

2081

19.9

  Yes

1935

80.1

482

20

888

91.7

80

8.3

1047

72.3

402

27.7

Psychosocial conditions

Social participation

  Yes

17,246

87.3

2514

12.7

8602

96.8

288

3.2

8642

79.5

2226

20.5

  No

2052

86.2

328

13.8

1257

94.7

71

5.4

795

75.6

257

24.4

Social trust

  Yes

15,798

89.2

1914

10.8

7959

97.4

214

2.6

7839

82.2

1700

17.8

  No

3500

79

928

21

1902

92.9

145

7.1

1598

67.1

783

32.9

Subjected to threat or violence

  No

18,633

87.6

2632

12.4

9550

96.9

307

3.1

9083

79.6

2325

20.4

  Yes

665

76

210

24

311

85.7

52

14.3

354

69.1

158

30.9

Degrading treatment

  No

16,639

88.9

2069

11.1

8857

97.3

242

2.7

7782

81

1827

19

  Yes

2659

77.5

773

22.5

1004

89.6

117

10.4

1655

71.6

656

28.4