Table 1 Description of the study population aged 50 to 74 years at the start of the follow-up (01/01/2004), by country of origin, Belgium
From: Lung cancer incidence differences in migrant men in Belgium, 2004–2013: histology-specific analyses
Belgian | Italian | Turkish | Moroccan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of persons | 1,791,275 | 45,572 | 13,901 | 25,880 |
Mean age at start follow-up | 55.31 | 57.03 | 52.13 | 53.65 |
Mean years since immigration | – | 33.76 | 26.23 | 26.91 |
Region of residence (%) | ||||
Flanders | 65.46 | 13.33 | 47.97 | 29.84 |
Brussels-Capital Region | 5.18 | 10.72 | 25.57 | 51.73 |
Wallonia | 29.36 | 75.95 | 26.45 | 18.44 |
Civil status (%) | ||||
Married | 75.98 | 82.72 | 95.01 | 91.26 |
Single | 10.61 | 6.64 | 1.40 | 3.28 |
Divorced | 10.78 | 8.24 | 2.86 | 4.93 |
Widow | 2.63 | 2.40 | 0.73 | 0.53 |
Educational attainment (%) | ||||
Primary or less | 16.74 | 28.12 | 31.56 | 13.96 |
Lower secondary | 26.61 | 25.07 | 17.30 | 15.39 |
Upper secondary | 23.66 | 12.86 | 10.22 | 11.59 |
Tertiary | 22.65 | 5.46 | 4.42 | 7.98 |
Missing | 10.34 | 28.48 | 36.50 | 51.08 |
Home ownership (%) | ||||
Owner | 79.09 | 77.55 | 67.51 | 54.46 |
Tenant | 16.74 | 17.30 | 23.19 | 36.44 |
Missing | 4.17 | 5.15 | 9.30 | 9.10 |