Table 2

Mean physical and mental summary scores for users & non-users stratified by socioeconomic characteristics


PCS (CI)
MCS (CI)



non-users
52.8 (52.1–53.5)
50.9 (50.2–51.7)


users
46.6 (45.6–47.5)
48.2 (47.7–49.8)








Users
Non-users
Sex
PCS (CI)
MCS (CI)
PCS (CI)
MCS (CI)



Men
47.3 (45.7–48.8)
50.5 (49.1–52.0)
53.9 (53.1–54.7)
53.1 (52.3–53.9)
Women
46.1 (44.8–47.4)
47.6 (46.2–49.5)
51.6 (50.4–52.7)
48.6 (47.4–49.7)





Age




18–24
54.0 (52.6–55.3)
47.0 (45.1–50.6)
56.4 (55.5–57.2)
51.9 (50.3–53.6)
25–34
52.0 (50.2–53.8)
52.4 (50.2–54.7)
55.5 (55.4–56.5)
51.4 (50.1–52.7)
35–44
49.4 (47.0–51.7)
49.1 (46.4–51.9)
54.0 (52.9–55.1)
50.8 (49.2–52.4)
45–54
44.5 (41.9–47.1)
45.7 (42.7–48.8)
52.5 (50.6–54.3)
51.5 (49.7–53.3)
55–64
45.5 (43.3–47.6)
50.3 (48.0–52.7)
50.6 (48.4–52.8)
49.3 (46.7–51.9)
65+
39.1 (36.9–41.2)
47.1 (44.9–49.2)
43.3 (40.2–46.4)
49.8 (47.2–52.5)





Educational level




Primary
40.1 (38.1–42.1)
45.2 (42.9–47.5)
48.0 (45.3–50.7)
47.4 (45.1–49.8)
High school 47.7 (44.6–50.8)
49.9 (46.9–52.8)
52.3 (49.9–54.6)
47.6 (44.9–50.3)

Lyceum
49.1 (47.8–50.4)
49.3 (47.8–50.8)
54.1 (53.3 54.9)
51.6 (50.6–52.6)
University
48.5 (46.4–50.6)
51.4 (49.3–53.4)
53.7 (52.7–54.7)
53.2 (52.1–54.2)





Marital status




Single
51.8 (50.1–53.4)
48.9 (46.9–50.9)
55.7 (54.8–56.6)
51.9 (50.8–53.1)
Married
45.8 (44.7–47.0)
49.9 (48.6–51.2)
52.1 (51.2–53.1)
50.9 (50.9–49.9)
Divorced
49.1 (43.9–54.2)
44.7 (38.5–50.8)
51.3 (48.3–54.4)
54.1 (51.5–56.7)
Widowed
37.1 (33.0–41.1)
43.8 (39.7–47.8)
44.1 (39.0–49.2)
42.9 (38.2–47.6)





Income (euros)




< 440.00
36.3 (32.0–40.5)
40.2 (35.1–45.2)
39.4 (29.9–48.9)
41.5 (32.6–50.3)
440.01–880.4
43.9 (41.7–46.0)
47.6 (45.4–47.9)
50.9 (49.0–52.8)
50.7 (49.1–52.2)
883.34–1320.6
45.0 (42.5–47.4)
49.7 (47.2–52.1)
53.4 (52.1–54.7)
50.7 (49.0–52.4)
1323.5–1760.82
49.6 (47.5–51.6)
51.6 (49.0–54.1)
52.8 (51.3–54.3)
52.4 (51.0–53.8)
1763.75–2201.00
49.6 (47.2–51.9)
49.8 (46.7–52.3)
56.1 (54.5–57.6)
49.4 (46.7–52.1)
2204.00+
50.6 (46.6–54.5)
50.5 (45.8–55.1)
55.6 (54.3–56.8)
53.4 (50.7–56.1)
Missing
49.3 (47.3–51.3)
48.8 (46.7–51.0)
53.4 (52.1–54.6)
51.2 (49.8–52.6)

Pappa and Niakas BMC Health Services Research 2006 6:146   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-6-146