Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of categories with number of borderline personality disorder (BPD) symptoms in the general population (N = 5303), in weighted column percentages
Total | 0 BPD symptoms | 1–2 BPD symptoms | 3–4 BPD symptoms | ≥5 BPD symptoms | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | 5303 (100) | 3783 (69.9) | 1276 (25.2) | 186 (3.8) | 58 (1.1) | |
Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||||
Female gender | 49.5 | 50.1 | 46.0 | 56.0 | 72.6 | .000c,e |
Age at interview | .023 | |||||
21–37 | 32.0 | 30.2 | 36.3 | 37.9 | 31.1 | |
38–47 | 24.5 | 24.1 | 24.8 | 27.3 | 30.9 | |
48–57 | 23.3 | 24.0 | 21.5 | 21.7 | 26.3 | |
58–67 | 20.2 | 21.7 | 17.4 | 13.0 | 11.7 | |
Education | .000a,b | |||||
Lower secondary | 29.5 | 26.9 | 35.1 | 36.9 | 43.4 | |
Higher secondary | 41.6 | 42.3 | 39.4 | 44.4 | 40.6 | |
Higher professional/university | 28.8 | 30.8 | 25.5 | 18.7 | 15.9 | |
Living without partner | 29.9 | 26.7 | 34.2 | 51.0 | 62.1 | .000a,b,c,d,e |
No paid job | 24.8 | 23.2 | 25.6 | 43.1 | 47.4 | .000b,c,d,e |