Table 2 Mean physical and mental summary scores for users & non-users stratified by socioeconomic characteristics

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)

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)