Table 2.

Sex- and age-standardized prevalence (percentage) of self-reported reduced working capacity due to longstanding illness by the explanatory variables among people with paid employment.

Explanatory variables	Categories and levels	Self-reported reduced working capacity due to longstanding illness (%)
Total		15.0
Sickness absence (days)	0–28	10.5
	29–90	29.8
	>90	68.8
Sex (only age-adjusted)	Male	13.2
	Female	16.6
De facto marital status	Living alone	16.8
	Married/cohabiting	14.3
Occupational status	Unskilled manual workers	20.3
	Skilled manual workers	18.5
	Lower level employees	15.3
	Middle level employees and professionals	10.5
Employment	Part-time	26.2
	Full-time	12.9
Housing tenure	Renting	17.2
	Owning	14.2
Quality of physical working Environment	Poor	22.3
	Good	12.5
Presence of stress at work	Yes	16.6
	No	13.8
Work-related social Support	Poor	19.6
	Good	14.5