Economic worries
The Swedish National Public Health Survey, a recurring survey of living conditions by the Public Health Agency of Sweden, contains two items measuring the individual’s financial vulnerability: (1) “If you suddenly found yourself in an unexpected situation where you needed to raise 15 000 SEK (1500 USD) within a week, would you be able to do so?”; (2) “During the past 12 months, have you had difficulties paying your monthly costs for food, rent, bills etc.?”. The questions have shown a clear association to respondents’ socioeconomic status and general state of health [