Demographic and socioeconomic indicators | Categorisation | Definition |
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Age | 40-59 years | Age was calculated at the day of diagnosis for the cancer patients. Controls were matched on age and were thus in the same age group as their respective cases. |
60-79 years | ||
>80 years | ||
Country of origin | Danish | Western countries are defined as: Nordic countries, European Union countries, Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Switzerland, the Vatican State, Canada, USA, Australia, New Zealand. Non-Western countries are all remaining countries. |
Immigrant/descendant Western | ||
Immigrant/descendant non-Western | ||
Marital status | Married | Married are persons living in civil union or being married. Remaining persons belong to the not married category. |
Not married | ||
Education | Basic | Highest attained education categorised according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). Basic: Primary and lower secondary, 0–10 years. |
Short | Short: Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary, 11–15 years. | |
Long | Long: Tertiary and advanced research programmes, >15 years. | |
Unknown | ||
Labour market affiliation | Working | Based on main employment during the preceding 12 months. |
Unemployed | ||
Retired | ||
Leave and other | ||
Income | Lowest 20% | Taxable income during the preceding 12 months using the OECD-modified scale. |
Middle 50% | ||
Highest 30% |