Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Participants at All Three Time Points
| 2021 (n = 7006) |
2022 (n = 6704) |
2023 (n = 5519) |
Participants to all 3 follow-ups (n = 3888) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Age groups | ||||
| Under 25 | 241 (3.4) | 164 (2.4) | 134 (2.4) | 61 (1.6) |
| Between 25 and 39 | 1395 (19.9) | 1162 (17.3) | 918 (16.6) | 545 (14.0) |
| Between 40 and 64 | 4357 (62.2) | 4237 (63.2) | 3473 (62.9) | 2506 (64.5) |
| 65 and above | 1013 (14.5) | 1141 (17.0) | 994 (18.0) | 776 (20.0) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 2942 (42) | 2728 (40.7) | 2238 (40.6) | 1604 (41.3) |
| Female | 4036 (57.6) | 3955 (59) | 3262 (59.1) | 2271 (58.4) |
| Other | 28 (0.4) | 21 (0.3) | 19 (0.3) | 13 (0.3) |
| Education | ||||
| Primary | 249 (3.6) | 258 (3.8) | 179 (3.2) | 112 (2.9) |
| Secondary | 2207 (31.5) | 2105 (31.4) | 1698 (30.8) | 1234 (31.7) |
| Tertiary | 4545 (64.9) | 4327 (64.6) | 3634 (65.9) | 2538 (65.3) |
| Other | 5 (0.1) | 13 (0.2) | 6 (0.1) | 4 (0.1) |
| Work situation | ||||
| Salaried | 4765 (68) | 4392 (65.5) | 3533 (64) | 2474 (63.6) |
| Freelance/sole trader | 475 (6.8) | 459 (6.8) | 386 (7) | 287 (7.4) |
| Retired | 1058 (15.1) | 1207 (18) | 1057 (19.2) | 807 (20.8) |
| Unemployed | 165 (2.4) | 151 (2.3) | 135 (2.4) | 75 (1.9) |
| Other economically inactive | 542 (7.7) | 494 (7.4) | 406 (7.4) | 244 (6.3) |
| Profession | ||||
| Blue collar workers | 637 (9.5) | 594 (9.3) | 427 (8.1) | 298 (7.7) |
| Lower grade white collar workers | 1732 (26) | 1701 (26.7) | 1388 (26.4) | 999 (25.7) |
| Higher grade white collar workers | 1978 (29.6) | 1841 (28.9) | 1553 (29.5) | 1116 (28.7) |
| Professional-managers | 2235 (33.5) | 2124 (33.3) | 1792 (34.1) | 51 (1.3) |
| Independent workers | 90 (1.3) | 121 (1.9) | 100 (1.9) | 1294 (33.3) |
| Nationality | ||||
| Swiss nationals | 5544 (79.1) | 5337 (79.6) | 4473 (81.0) | 3241 (83.4) |
| Non-Swiss nationals | 1462 (20.9) | 1366 (20.4) | 1046 (19.0) | 647 (16.6) |
| Living status | ||||
| With partner and kids | 3119 (44.5) | 2975 (44.4) | 2381 (43.2) | 127 (3.3) |
| With partner, without kids | 1877 (26.8) | 1861 (27.8) | 1587 (28.8) | 1594 (41) |
| Cohabitation | 497 (7.1) | 401 (6) | 323 (5.9) | 1410 (36.3) |
| Single parent | 484 (6.9) | 443 (6.6) | 385 (7) | 249 (6.4) |
| Single | 1029 (14.7) | 1021 (15.2) | 841 (15.2) | 635 (16.3) |
| Household income | ||||
| Low | 1048 (15) | 982 (14.7) | 753 (13.7) | 497 (12.8) |
| Middle | 3768 (53.8) | 3593 (53.6) | 3044 (55.2) | 2199 (56.6) |
| High | 960 (13.7) | 955 (14.3) | 795 (14.4) | 574 (14.8) |
| Don’t know/don’t wish to answer | 1229 (17.5) | 1168 (17.4) | 924 (16.8) | 618 (15.9) |
| Pre-existing comorbidities | 1499 (21.4) | 1520 (22.7) | 1262 (22.9) | 893 (23.0) |
| Pre-existing mental health condition | 147 (2.1) | 157 (2.3) | 125 (2.3) | 77 (2.0) |