Table 2. Comparison of socio-economic indicators for the town/city of residence in a sample of 7112 patients according to whether or not they presented long-term sickness absence.
| SA-ST | SA-LT | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | (± SE) | Median | IQR | Mean | (± SE) | Median | IQR | |
| Index of gross household per capita income | 97 | (±0.19) | 96 | 9 | 99 | (±0.25) | 96 | 8 |
| Population density (inhab./km2) | 5944 | (±88.7) | 3208 | 3471 | 5655 | (±98.8) | 3065 | 3240 |
| Percentage unemployed | 14.0% | (±0.04%) | 14.8% | 3.8% | 14.0% | (±0.05%) | 15.0% | 4.1% |
| Percentage non-EU immigrants | 10.2% | (±0.06%) | 10.4% | 4.7% | 10.0% | (±0.07%) | 10.0% | 4.2% |
| Percentage of inhabitants with secondary or higher education | 74.6% | (±0.06%) | 73.6% | 4.1% | 74.9% | (±0.08%) | 73.6% | 4.6% |
SA-ST: short-term sickness absence
SA-LT: long-term sickness absence
EU: European Union
SE: standard error
IQR: interquartile range