Table 1.
QHSS-1998 descriptive statistics (n = 10,155)
| Min-Max | Mean/percentage | Standard deviation | |
|
ALCOHOL USE AND MISUSE Non-drinker |
0–1 | 38% | - |
| Low-risk drinker | 0–1 | 51% | - |
| High-risk drinker | 0–1 | 11% | - |
|
OCCUPATIONS Upper managers |
0–1 | 3% | - |
| Middle managers | 0–1 | 8% | - |
| Front-line supervisors | 0–1 | 6% | - |
| Professionals | 0–1 | 11% | - |
| Semi-professionals | 0–1 | 9% | - |
| Technicians | 0–1 | 2% | - |
| Qualified white-collars | 0–1 | 9% | - |
| Semi-qualified white-collars | 0–1 | 16% | - |
| Non-qualified white-collars | 0–1 | 5% | - |
| Qualified blue-collars | 0–1 | 9% | - |
| Semi-qualified blue-collars | 0–1 | 10% | - |
| Non-qualified blue-collars | 0–1 | 11% | - |
|
TASK DESIGN Skill utilization |
6–24 | 17.59 | 3.63 |
| Decision authority | 3–12 | 8.73 | 2.16 |
|
DEMANDS Physical demands |
10–40 | 13.10 | 4.31 |
| Psychological demands | 9–36 | 22.70 | 4.20 |
| Hours worked | 15–110 | 38.39 | 12.15 |
| Irregular work schedule | 1–4 | 2.07 | 1.03 |
|
SOCIAL RELATIONS Harassment |
0–1 | 20% | - |
| Unionization | 0–1 | 34% | - |
|
GRATIFICATIONS Job insecurity |
0–1 | 0.15 | 0.35 |
| Performance pay | 1–4 | 1.30 | 0.82 |
| Prestige | 17.7–101.7 | 43.46 | 14.33 |
|
FAMILY Marital status (living together) |
0–1 | 69% | - |
| Number of minor children | 0–3 | 0.63 | 0.92 |
| Household income | 1–5 | 3.69 | 0.89 |
| Strained marital relations | 0–3 | 0.33 | 0.73 |
| Strained parental relations | 1–5 | 1.29 | 0.65 |
|
SOCIAL NETWORK Social support (outside work) |
0–015 | 8.80 | 3.82 |
|
AGENT Gender (female) |
0–1 | 44% | - |
| Age | 15–17/65+ | 35–39 | 8.59–9.60 |
| Physical health (number) | 0–3 | 0.77 | 0.96 |
| Cigarettes (per week) | 0–85 | 5.93 | 10.44 |
| Physical activities (frequency) | 1–7 | 3.58 | 2.09 |
| Stressful childhood events (number) | 0–7 | 0.88 | 1.16 |