Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics in sampled data with comparison to the population in the study area.

	Copenhagen		Stockholm		Helsinki		Turku
	Sample (%)	Study population (%)^a	Sample (%)	Study population (%)^b	Sample (%)	Study population (%)^c	Sample (%)	Study population (%)^d
Age group^e	n = 4299		n = 593		n = 420		n = 717
Young (15–29)	11.5	32.9	29.0	18.3	13.1	22.5	19.9	28.3
Middle-aged (30–64)	73.5	55.4	62.2	39.0	76.2	73.1	70.0	48.0
Older adults/elderly (65+)	14.9	11.8	8.8	16.0	10.7	4.3	10.0	23.8
Gender	n = 4302		n = 593		n = 417		n = 713
Male	39.2	49.0	33.6	50.1	43.4	49.6	27.1	47.8
Female	60.8	51.0	66.4	49.9	56.6	50.4	72.9	52.2
Employment	n = 2686		n = 593		n = 345		n = 568
Employed/student	80.4	83.1	88.2	80.3	82.3	81.9	80.6	60.7
Unemployed	5.5	4.2	3.0	4.9	5.7	6.9	5.5	6.6
Retired	14.1	12.7	8.8	12.3	8.5	4.4	13.9	28.4

^aResidents age/gender group 18+ years from Statistic Copenhagen (2020), Educational level/Occupation situation 16+ years from Statistic Denmark (2018).
^bResidents aged 15+ years. Occupation age groups 16+ years. Source: Statistics Sweden (2021).
^cResidents aged 18 to 65 years. Educational level age groups 20 to 64 years, occupation age groups 18 to 64 years. Source: Statistics Finland, 2019 (occupation, educational level) and 2020 (gender, age group).
^dResidents aged 15+ years. Occupation age groups 18+ years. Source: Statistics Finland, 2018 (educational level) and 2019 (occupation, gender, age group).
^eIn the Stockholm survey, people aged 15–34 were classified as young and those aged 35–64 as middle-aged. In the Helsinki survey, age was calculated at the time of the follow-up survey and compared to the sample population aged 20 to 67 years.
Sources: Statistics Finland, Statistic Copenhagen, Statistic Denmark, Statistics Sweden.

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