Table 6. SRRS events by females’ and males’ weights and ranks.
| Female | Male | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | rank | M (SE) | 99% CI | rank | M (SE) | 99% CI |
| Death of a spouse or life partner | 1 | 89.73 (1.03) | 86.48, 92.62 | 1 | 82.96 (1.75) | 78.09, 87.37 |
| Divorce | 5 | 69.91 (1.31) | 66.38, 73.15 | 4 | 65.1 (1.68) | 61.02, 69.41 |
| Marital separation | 6 | 69.09 (1.23) | 65.79, 72.11 | 5 | 64.34 (1.68) | 59.93, 68.35 |
| Detention in jail or other institution | 3 | 79.28 (1.38) | 75.21, 83.25 | 2 | 73.78 (1.77) | 69.04, 78.63 |
| Death of a close family member | 2 | 80.85 (1.22) | 77.52, 84.07 | 3 | 69.23 (1.76) | 64.72, 74.2 |
| Major personal injury or illness | 8 | 67.33 (1.21) | 64.07, 70.62 | 7 | 60.52 (1.57) | 56.38, 64.28 |
| Marriage (arbitrary weight) | 16 | 50 | 15 | 50 | ||
| Losing your job | 10 | 63.43 (1.3) | 60.34, 66.66 | 9 | 58.09 (1.66) | 53.8, 61.99 |
| Marital reconciliation | 17 | 47.5 (1.16) | 44.07, 51.14 | 16 | 44.83 (1.52) | 41.11, 48.59 |
| Retirement from work | 15 | 50.39 (1.37) | 46.91, 54.32 | 14 | 48.51 (1.7) | 44.07, 52.58 |
| Major change in the health or behaviour of a family member | 11 | 60.28 (1.15) | 56.98, 63.32 | 10 | 49.82 (1.64) | 45.73, 53.98 |
| Pregnancy | 7 | 67.81 (1.35) | 64.44, 71.52 | 6 | 60.78 (1.73) | 56.34, 65.43 |
| Sexual difficulties | 27 | 39.24 (1.17) | 35.88, 42.18 | 26 | 36.52 (1.47) | 32.68, 40 |
| Gaining a new family member | 13 | 52.21 (1.44) | 48.95, 55.73 | 12 | 51.09 (1.8) | 45.9, 55.72 |
| Major business readjustment | 14 | 51.84 (1.33) | 48.6, 55.11 | 13 | 39.73 (1.61) | 35.45, 44.14 |
| Major change in financial state | 12 | 54.58 (1.21) | 51.52, 57.64 | 11 | 48.44 (1.49) | 44.56, 52.34 |
| Death of a close friend | 4 | 70.24 (1.36) | 66.8, 73.76 | 10 | 55.62 (1.88) | 51.5, 60.37 |
| Changing to a different line of work | 24 | 42.67 (1.16) | 39.52, 45.87 | 23 | 35.33 (1.26) | 32.05, 38.56 |
| Major change in the number of arguments with spouse-life partner | 18 | 47.12 (1.23) | 43.79, 50.4 | 17 | 40.27 (1.42) | 36.54, 43.59 |
| Taking on a mortgage or loan for a major purchase | 22 | 45.12 (1.25) | 42.06, 48.23 | 21 | 38.09 (1.49) | 33.95, 41.64 |
| Foreclosure/repossession on mortgage or loan | 9 | 65.23 (1.44) | 61.56, 68.54 | 8 | 58.65 (1.75) | 54.29, 63.21 |
| Major change in responsibilities at work | 26 | 40.72 (1.13) | 37.81, 43.77 | 25 | 33.86 (1.23) | 30.51, 37.15 |
| Son or daughter leaving home | 19 | 47.02 (1.27) | 44.07, 50.45 | 18 | 34.71 (1.45) | 30.96, 38.58 |
| In-law troubles | 30 | 35.04 (1.18) | 32.08, 38.33 | 29 | 25.56 (1.27) | 22.25, 28.63 |
| Outstanding personal achievement | 32 | 33.43 (1.35) | 30.1, 36.98 | 31 | 27.58 (1.31) | 23.73, 31.23 |
| Spouse/life partner begins or stops working | 20 | 45.73 (1.17) | 42.81, 48.54 | 19 | 32.25 (1.24) | 29.04, 35.63 |
| Beginning or ceasing formal schooling | 29 | 36.79 (1.2) | 33.98, 40.25 | 28 | 30.07 (1.38) | 26.45, 33.54 |
| Major change in living conditions | 23 | 42.76 (1.2) | 39.5, 46.39 | 22 | 34.89 (1.4) | 31, 38.96 |
| Revision of personal habits | 39 | 25.59 (1.11) | 22.56, 28.84 | 38 | 18.97 (1.03) | 16.52, 21.82 |
| Troubles with the boss | 33 | 32.07 (1.26) | 28.61, 35.55 | 32 | 25.19 (1.3) | 21.83, 28.38 |
| Major change in work hours or conditions | 25 | 41.06 (1.11) | 37.97, 44.21 | 24 | 31.7 (1.23) | 28.6, 34.82 |
| Change in residence | 21 | 45.63 (1.22) | 42.38, 48.8 | 20 | 38.79 (1.5) | 34.66, 42.62 |
| Changing to a new school | 28 | 38.2 (1.29) | 34.82, 41.54 | 27 | 29.76 (1.34) | 26.23, 33.14 |
| Major change in usual type and/or amount of recreation | 34 | 31.81 (1.03) | 29.2, 34.92 | 33 | 25.28 (1.11) | 22.33, 28.14 |
| Major change in religious activities | 42 | 21.8 (1.08) | 19.25, 24.56 | 41 | 17.77 (1.2) | 14.86, 21.02 |
| Major change in social activities | 36 | 26.93 (1.03) | 24.45, 29.45 | 35 | 20.73 (1.12) | 17.94, 23.51 |
| Taking on a loan for a lesser purchase | 37 | 26.53 (1.12) | 23.56, 29.65 | 36 | 23.19 (1.24) | 19.64, 26.52 |
| Major change in sleeping habits | 31 | 34.81 (1.15) | 31.64, 37.69 | 30 | 27.77 (1.22) | 24.9, 31.18 |
| Major change in number of family get-togethers | 38 | 25.93 (1.08) | 23.17, 28.91 | 37 | 18.78 (1) | 16.27, 21.23 |
| Major change in eating habits | 35 | 29.11 (1.03) | 26.46, 31.62 | 34 | 24.89 (1.15) | 22.09, 27.91 |
| Vacation | 41 | 22.01 (1.12) | 19.34, 24.97 | 40 | 17.21 (1.1) | 14.33, 20.1 |
| Christmas | 43 | 21.66 (1.16) | 18.87, 24.53 | 42 | 17.38 (1.18) | 14.5, 20.74 |
| Minor violations of the law | 40 | 23.82 (1.06) | 21.32, 26.44 | 39 | 19.87 (1.14) | 17.18, 22.73 |
| Single person, living alone* | 40.10 (1.55) | 35.91, 44.52 | 35.37 (1.76) | 30.48, 39.73 | ||
*’Single person, living alone’ was not included in the ranking as it was not included in the original rating of the SRRS.