Table 2 Descriptive statistics for socioeconomic background and bivariate associations with ECC

Incomplete compulsory education

14.6 (14)

64.3^a

Reference category

Compulsory education

15.4 (132)

31.1^b

0.48 [0.30-0.77]^**

Apprenticeship (vocational school)

22.4 (192)

28.1^b

0.44 [0.28-0.69]^***

Secondary education (high-school diploma)

18.2 (156)

31.4^b

0.49 [0.31-0.77]^**

Tertiary education (university)

42.1 (360)

15.8^c

0.25 [0.16-0.39]^***

Missing

0.2 (2)

-

-

Unemployed

6.8 (58)

48.3^a

Reference category

Lower occupations

55.3 (473)

27.9^b

0.48 [0.25-0.90]^*

Intermediate occupations

16.8 (144)

17.4^c

0.58 [0.43-0.78]^***

Higher occupations

16.5 (141)

12.8^c

0.36 [0.23-0.56]^***

Self-employed

4.6 (39)

23.1^b,c

0.26 [0.16-0.44]^***

Missing

0.1 (1)

-

Low (< CHF 4,000)

18.1 (155)

42.6^a

Reference category

Medium (CHF 4,000 to CHF 6,000)

25.1 (214)

20.1^b

0.52 [0.38-0.71]^***

High (> CHF 6,000)

7.6 (65)

13.8^b

0.33 [0.17-0.61]^***

Other

15.5 (133)

18.8^b

0.44 [0.30-0.66]^***

Did not want to answer

33.4 (286)

22.7^b

0.53 [0.40-0.71]^***

Missing

0.4 (3)

-

Problems

20.4 (175)

41.7^a

Reference category

No problems

79.6 (681)

20.4^b

0.49 [0.39-0.62]^***

Developing countries (HDI < 0.8)

29.7 (254)

42.5^a

Reference category

Developed countries (HDI > 0.8)/Swiss citizens

70.2 (601)

17.1^b

0.40 [0.32-0.51]^***

Missing

0.1 (1)

-

-