A population-based study on health and living conditions in areas with mixed Sami and Norwegian settlements – the SAMINOR 2 questionnaire study

Figures & data

Fig. 1.  Investigation area of the SAMINOR 2 questionnaire study.

Table I. Participation by age and gender: the SAMINOR 2 questionnaire study (n=11,600)

	Age (years)	Sample	Participants	%
Males	18–19	966	100	10.4
	20–29	3,987	426	10.7
	30–39	3,778	680	18.0
	40–49	4,876	1,096	22.5
	50–59	4,592	1,339	29.2
	60–69	4,366	1,508	34.5
	Total men	22,565	5,149	22.8
Females	18–19	844	173	20.5
	20–29	3,610	785	21.8
	30–39	3,586	965	26.9
	40–49	4,586	1,548	33.8
	50–59	4,236	1,594	37.6
	60–69	3,818	1,386	36.3
	Total women	20,680	6,451	31.2
All		43,245	11,600	26.8

Fig. 2.  Distribution of sub-populations among participants with Sami affiliation: The SAMINOR 2 questionnaire study. ¹ Sami affiliation is defined as Sami language being spoken at home by at least one of the grandparents, parents or the respondent, or Sami ethnic background reported for respondent or a parent, or that the respondent considers himself/herself as Sami. ² Self-perceived Sami is defined as yes to the question: I consider myself Sami. ³ Sami ethnic background is defined as yes to the question: My ethnic background is Sami. ⁴ Sami as home language is defined as yes to the question: My home language is Sami. ⁵Respondents who reported use of the Sami language or ethnicity for grandparents or parents, but did not consider themselves to be Sami or have a Sami background/home language.

Table II. Participation by municipality: the SAMINOR 2 questionnaire study

County	Municipality	Sample	Participants	%
Finnmark	Sør-Varanger	6,300	1,731	27.5
	Nesseby	568	151	26.6
	Tana	1,885	544	28.9
	Lebesby	856	224	26.2
	Karasjok	1,796	505	28.1
	Porsanger	2,663	690	25.9
	Kvalsund	625	169	27.0
	Loppa	674	186	27.6
	Alta	12,153	3,236	26.6
	Kautokeino	1,875	527	28.1
Troms	Kvænagen	810	204	25.2
	Kåfjord	1,409	361	25.6
	Storfjord	1,240	388	31.3
	Lyngen	1,902	534	28.1
	Lavangen	609	152	24.9
	Skånland	1,937	450	23.2
Nordland	Evenes	862	250	29.0
	Narvik	1,053	209	19.9
	Tysfjord	1,252	245	19.6
	Hattfjelldal	656	193	29.4
	Grane	52	12	23.1
Nord-Trøndelag	Namskogen	532	133	25.0
	Røyrvik	313	98	31.3
	Snåsa	820	288	35.1
Sør-Trøndelag	Røros	403	116	28.8
	Total	43,245	11,600	26.8

Table III. Selected variables by early and late response: the SAMINOR 2 questionnaire study

		Early response		Late response
		n	%	n	%	p ^a
Age (in years)	18–19	180	2.1	93	3.1	<0.0001
	20–29	783	9.2	428	14.1
	30–39	1,130	13.2	515	16.9
	40–49	1,996	23.3	648	21.3
	50–59	2,253	26.3	680	22.4
	60–69	2,215	25.9	679	22.3
	Total	8,557		3,043
Gender	Males	3,772	44.1	1,377	45.3	0.26
	Females	4,785	55.9	1,666	54.8
Gross income^b	<150,000	248	3.0	171	5.9	<0.0001
	150–300,000	842	10.2	372	12.8
	301–450,000	1,482	18.0	580	20.0
	451–600,000	1,610	19.5	573	19.7
	601–750,000	1,298	15.7	408	14.0
	751–900,000	1,535	18.6	426	14.7
	>900,000	1,237	15.0	375	12.9
	Total	8,252		2,905
Education (in years)	<7	197	2.3	104	3.5	0.0011
	7–9	1,050	12.5	406	13.7
	10–12	2,272	27.0	818	27.6
	13–16	2,965	35.2	976	33.0
	>16	1,942	23.1	657	22.2
	Total	8,426		2,961
Ethnic distribution	Sami	2,701	31.8	1,227	40.8	<0.0001
	Non-Sami	5,795	68.2	1,782	59.2
	Total	8,496		3,009

^aPearson's chi-square test for difference between early and late responders.

^bIn Norwegian krone, NOK.

Table IV. Selected variables from the first SAMINOR study (2003–04) by participation in the SAMINOR 2 questionnaire study (2012)^a

		Non-participants		Participants
		n	%	n	%	p ^b
Age (years) in 2012	43–49	1,320	21.1	872	19.1	0.035
	50–59	2,414	38.5	1,772	38.9
	60–69	2,530	40.4	1,916	42.0
	Total	6,264		4,560
Gender	Males	3,141	50.1	2,067	45.3	<0.0001
	Females	3,123	49.9	2,493	54.7
Gross income^c	<150,000	403	7.1	166	3.8	<0.0001
	150–300,000	1,367	24.1	834	19.2
	301–450,000	1,810	31.8	1,275	29.4
	451–600,000	1,421	25.0	1,295	29.8
	601–750,000	470	8.3	539	12.4
	>750,000	212	3.7	231	5.3
	Total	5,683		4,340
Education (in years)	<7	119	2.1	63	1.5	<0.0001
	7–9	1,599	28.1	772	18.2
	10–12	2,111	37.1	1,372	32.3
	13–16	1,288	22.7	1,251	29.4
	>16	568	10.0	790	18.6
	Total	5,685		4,248
Ethnic distribution	Sami	2,187	35.7	1,681	37.1	0.20
	Non-Sami	3,934	64.3	2,852	62.9
	Total	6,121		4,533

^aSample restricted to 10,824 subjects aged 43–69, who were invited to the SAMINOR 2 questionnaire study and also participated in SAMINOR 1.

^bPearson's chi-square test for differences between participants and non-participants.

^cIn Norwegian kroner, NOK.