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. 2012 Oct 26;12:909. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-909

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics and working schedules of study participants

    Total; N= 309
Gender
Male
225
72.80%
 
Female
84
27.20%
Age
18-24 and 25 - 34
32
10.40%
 
35-44
81
26.20%
 
45-54
143
46.30%
 
55+
47
15.20%
 
No answer
6
1.19%
Working hours per week
35+ h/week
287
92.90%
 
15-34 h/week
20
6.50%
 
< 15 h/week
2
0.60%
Company size
0 - 100
33
10.70%
 
100 - 500
90
20.10%
 
500 - 1000
60
19.40%
 
1000 - 1500
16
5.20%
 
1500 - 2000
12
3.90%
 
> 2000
98
31.70%
Kind of work
Mostly desk work
215
69.60%
 
Mostly physically work
14
4.50%
 
About equally
80
35.90%
 
No answer
0
0.00%
Education
Secondary school certificate
4
1.30%
 
Completed vocational training
237
76.70%
 
College degree
21
8.70%
 
No answer
41
13.30%
Kind of employee's representative
Full-time works council member
113
36.60%
 
Volunteer works council member
196
56.00%
Industry
Metal-working
235
75.50%
 
Service
36
11.70%
 
IT
7
2.30%
 
Chemical
18
5.90%
 
Textile
8
2.60%
 
Others
3
1.00%
KdB92 Classification
Storage management
11
3.60%
Chemistry
4
1.30%
 
Metal producing and working
29
9.40%
 
Metal, machinist or similar
80
25.90%
 
Electronics or similar
25
8.10%
 
Machinist and engine driver
8
2.60%
 
Engineer
20
6.50%
 
Technical profession (engineer, chemist)
33
10.70%
 
Service
21
6.80%
 
Organisation and management (leadership role)
20
6.50%
 
Business employees
47
15.20%
 
Health sector
4
1.30%
 
Social and educational profession
4
1.30%
  No answer 3 1.00%

Sum total may not be 100% due to rounding.