Table 1 Characteristics of 1,341 participants of the Amsterdam Health Monitoring Survey, 2004
Characteristics | Study sample | Amsterdam adult population | |
|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | (Estimated proportion) | |
Total | 1,341 | Â | Â |
Sex | Â | Â | Â |
 Female | 717 | (53.5) | 50.3 |
 Male | 619 | (46.2) | 49.7 |
 Sex missing | 5 | (0.4) | - |
Age category | Â | Â | Â |
 18–34 | 212 | (15.8) | 35.1 |
 35–44 | 291 | (21.7) | 23.8 |
 45–54 | 325 | (24.2) | 17.1 |
 55–64 | 279 | (20.8) | 12.0 |
 65 and older | 224 | (16.7) | 12.0 |
 Age missing | 10 | (0.7) | - |
Ethnic origin | Â | Â | Â |
 Dutch | 437 | (32.6) | 53.5 |
 Moroccan | 275 | (20.5) | 6.9 |
  1st generation, Moroccan | 262 | - | - |
 Surinamese or Antillean | 88 | (6.6) | 9.3 |
  1st generation, Surinamese or Antillean | 78 | - | - |
 Turkish | 319 | (23.8) | 4.4 |
  1st generation, Turkish | 306 | - | - |
 Other ethnic origin | 212 | (15.8) | 25.9 |
  1st generation, other ethnic origin | 189 | - | - |
 Ethnic origin missing | 10 | (0.7) | - |
Immigration status | Â | Â | Â |
 Autochthonous (born in the Netherlands) | 516 | (38.5) | 64.4 |
 Immigrated at age ≤ 10 years | 64 | (4.8) | 5.8 |
 Immigrated at age > 10 years | 721 | (53.8) | 29.8 |
 Immigrated at unknown age | 32 | (2.4) | - |
 Country of birth missing | 8 | (0.6) | - |
Having children | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 634 | (47.3) | 55.7 |
 No | 394 | (29.4) | 44.3 |
 Missing | 313 | (23.3) | - |
Number of children (n = 1,028) |  |  |  |
 0 | 394 | (38.3) | 44.8 |
 1 | 203 | (19.7) | 21.6 |
 2 | 239 | (23.2) | 22.0 |
 3 or more | 176 | (17.1) | 11.6 |
 Number of children missing | 16 | (1.2) | - |