Table 1

Characteristics of the EU-SILC study population in 2014 by European region—30–59-year olds

Nordic
(DK,FI, SE, NO, IS)
Western
(DE, AT, NL, BE, LU, FR)
Anglo-Saxon (IE, UK)Southern (CY, ES, IT, EL, PT)Eastern (EE, LT, LV, CZ, SK, PL, HU, SI)
n=15 711 (%)n=41 624 (%)n=13 995 (%)n=52 961 (%)n=55 433 (%)
SexFemale5053535254
EducationHigh4636442625
Intermediate4247293664
Low1317283811
Age (years)30–392727332829
40–493536353733
50–593837333438
Employment statusEmployed8480746776
Unemployed567169
Economically inactive3710116
Retired02233
Disabled54626
Other20100
Chronic illnessYes3330272129
  • AT, Austria; BE, Belgium; CY, Cyprus; CZ, Czech Republic; DE, Germany; DK, Denmark; EE, Estonia; EL, Greece; ES, Spain; EU-SILC, EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions;  FI, Finland; FR, France; HU, Hungary; IE, Ireland; IS, Iceland; IT, Italy; LT, Lithuania; LU, Luxembourg; LV, Latvia; NL, the Netherlands; NO, Norway; PL, Poland; PT, Portugal; SE, Sweden; SK, Slovakia.