Table 1 Characteristics of participants and their socio-economic environment, per ethnic group
Ethnic group | Moroccan | Turkish |
|---|---|---|
N | 2661 | 2701 |
Self-rated health (%) | Â | Â |
 Excellent | 4.7 | 4.0 |
 Very good | 9.7 | 10.8 |
 Good | 48.1 | 49.6 |
 Fair | 30.5 | 26.4 |
 Poor | 7.1 | 9.3 |
Physical Component Score | Â | Â |
 Mean | 46.0 | 45.3 |
 Standard dev | 10.2 | 10.7 |
Mental Component Score | Â | Â |
 Mean | 46.1 | 44.8 |
 Standard dev | 10.9 | 11.3 |
Length of residence in the country (years) |  |  |
 Mean | 28.6 | 28.2 |
 Standard dev | 8.7 | 8.2 |
Age (%) | Â | Â |
 18–29 | 28.3 | 25.0 |
 30–39 | 22.3 | 21.1 |
 40–49 | 22.4 | 29.5 |
 50–64 | 24.4 | 22.7 |
 ≥65 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
Sex (%) | Â | Â |
 Male | 36.6 | 46.3 |
Marital status (%) | Â | Â |
 Married couple | 57.6 | 62.6 |
 Unmarried couple | 2.3 | 3.4 |
 Never been married | 28.4 | 21.5 |
 Divorced | 10.1 | 10.2 |
 Widow/widower | 1.7 | 2.3 |
 Household composition (%) |  |  |
 Single | 7.2 | 9.2 |
 Couple without children | 7.3 | 10.3 |
 Family | 49.2 | 52.1 |
 Other (living with parents, parents in law, institution) | 36.3 | 28.4 |
Education (%) | Â | Â |
 No/elementary | 33.1 | 33.3 |
 Lower secondary | 18.0 | 25.5 |
 Intermediate/higher secondary | 33.1 | 27.5 |
 Higher | 15.9 | 13.6 |
Living on household income (%) | Â | Â |
 No problems at all | 22.3 | 16.8 |
 No problems, but I have to watch what I spend | 35.6 | 25.4 |
 Some problems | 26.3 | 31.3 |
 Lots of problems | 15.7 | 26.5 |
Property value of houses at postcode of residence (€) |  |  |
 Mean | 198,216 | 193,880 |
 Standard dev | 55,915 | 53,692 |
% Households living on a minimum income at postcode of residence | Â | Â |
 Mean | 28.4 | 25.9 |
 Standard dev | 14.4 | 15.5 |