Table 1.

Register-based proxies for factors and determinants related to work ability according to the specified dimensions by Lederer et al. [10]

Dimension	Determinant of work ability	Register-based proxy with values
Demographic
	Sex	Male, Female
	Age	Number of years
	Native language	Finnish, Swedish, other
	Type of municipality of residence	City, densely populated, rural area
Educational, Vocational
	Level of education	Primary or missing information, secondary, higher degree
	Classification of occupations	10 different occupational groups and a “missing information” group
Social
	Household size	1, 2, 3, or more persons
	Family type	Living alone, a couple, a couple with children, a single parent
	Children aged under 18	0, 1, 2–3, 4, or more
Physical/mental, behavioral, emotional
	Number of health challenges	0, 1, or 2