Table 1.
Private life characteristics and WPC among men
| WPC n (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) of WPC | n | Very low (<20 %) | Low (20–39 %) | Moderate (40–59 %) | High (60–79 %) | Very high (>=80 %) | |
| 2,056 | 514 (25.0) | 555 (27.0) | 424 (20.6) | 401 (19.5) | 162 (7.9) | ||
| Age | |||||||
| 35–44 | 42 (27) | 730 | 146 (20.0) | 199 (27.3) | 157 (21.5) | 160 (21.9) | 68 (9.3) |
| 45–54 | 39 (26) | 847 | 201 (23.7) | 236 (27.9) | 183 (21.6) | 162 (19.1) | 65 (7.7) |
| 55–64 | 34 (27) | 479 | 167 (34.9) | 120 (25.1) | 84 (17.5) | 79 (16.5) | 29 (6.1) |
| Education (school) | |||||||
| Certificate of Secondary Education (9th Grade) | 32 (26) | 593 | 211 (35.6) | 159 (26.8) | 112 (18.9) | 80 (13.5) | 31 (5.2) |
| General Certificate of Secondary Education (10th Grade) | 38 (27) | 350 | 97 (27.7) | 89 (25.4) | 77 (22.0) | 59 (16.9) | 28 (8.0) |
| International Baccalaureate (12th/13th Grade) | 43 (26) | 1,100 | 201 (18.3) | 301 (27.4) | 233 (21.2) | 262 (23.8) | 103 (9.4) |
| Other certification | 18 (14) | 5 | 2 (40.0) | 3 (60.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| None | 22 (18) | 8 | 3 (37.5) | 3 (37.5) | 2 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Education (occupational) | |||||||
| Vocational School/Apprenticeship | 33 (26) | 724 | 247 (34.1) | 191 (26.4) | 147 (20.3) | 98 (13.5) | 41 (5.7) |
| Technical School/Master craftsman | 38 (25) | 360 | 76 (21.1) | 114 (31.7) | 81 (22.5) | 69 (19.2) | 20 (5.6) |
| University of Applied Sciences | 44 (27) | 874 | 166 (19.0) | 223 (25.5) | 177 (20.3) | 217 (24.8) | 91 (10.4) |
| Other qualification | 39 (28) | 41 | 10 (24.4) | 13 (31.7) | 5 (12.2) | 10 (24.4) | 3 (7.3) |
| None | 40 (28) | 52 | 14 (26.9) | 12 (23.1) | 12 (23.1) | 7 (13.5) | 7 (13.5) |
| SES | |||||||
| Low (<7.8) | 32 (25) | 98 | 34 (34.7) | 26 (26.5) | 21 (21.4) | 14 (14.3) | 3 (3.1) |
| Intermediate (7.8–14) | 34 (26) | 838 | 275 (32.8) | 227 (27.1) | 165 (19.7) | 120 (14.3) | 51 (6.1) |
| High (>14) | 43 (26) | 1,120 | 205 (18.3) | 302 (27.0) | 238 (21.3) | 267 (23.8) | 108 (9.6) |
| Marital Status | |||||||
| Married | 39 (26) | 1,543 | 381 (24.7) | 429 (27.8) | 319 (20.7) | 295 (19.1) | 119 (7.7) |
| Registered partners | 35 (17) | 3 | 0 (0.0) | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Divorced | 38 (28) | 140 | 42 (30.0) | 33 (23.6) | 27 (19.3) | 24 (17.1) | 14 (10.0) |
| Separated | 46 (26) | 38 | 6 (15.8) | 8 (21.1) | 9 (23.7) | 11 (28.9) | 4 (10.5) |
| Widow(er) | 32 (26) | 16 | 5 (31.3) | 6 (37.5) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (25.0) | 1 (6.3) |
| Single, never married | 40 (27) | 316 | 80 (25.3) | 77 (24.4) | 68 (21.5) | 67 (21.2) | 24 (7.6) |
| Biological children | |||||||
| 0 | 38 (27) | 549 | 150 (27.3) | 145 (26.4) | 114 (20.8) | 98 (17.9) | 42 (7.7) |
| 1–2 | 39 (26) | 1,227 | 295 (24.0) | 342 (27.9) | 251 (20.5) | 241 (19.6) | 98 (8.0) |
| 3+ | 40 (27) | 280 | 69 (24.6) | 68 (24.3) | 59 (21.1) | 62 (22.1) | 22 (7.9) |
| Children < 18y at home | |||||||
| 0 | 39 (27) | 1,932 | 492 (25.5) | 522 (27.0) | 395 (20.4) | 372 (19.3) | 151 (7.8) |
| 1–2- | 45 (26) | 102 | 15 (14.7) | 28 (27.5) | 25 (24.5) | 23 (22.5) | 11 (10.8) |
| 3+ | 35 (25) | 22 | 7 (31.8) | 5 (22.7) | 4 (18.2) | 6 (27.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| People in household | |||||||
| 1–2 | 36 (27) | 918 | 280 (30.5) | 233 (25.4) | 171 (18.6) | 173 (18.8) | 61 (6.6) |
| 3–4 | 42 (26) | 972 | 198 (20.4) | 272 (28.0) | 217 (22.3) | 195 (20.1) | 90 (9.3) |
| 5+ | 40 (26) | 154 | 32 (20.8) | 46 (29.9) | 34 (22.1) | 32 (20.8) | 10 (6.5) |
| Time spent caring for children | |||||||
| 0 h/week | 37 (26) | 1,355 | 382 (28.2) | 362 (26.7) | 269 (19.9) | 246 (18.2) | 96 (7.1) |
| 1–3 h/week | 43 (26) | 480 | 115 (24.0) | 17 (3.5) | 142 (29.6) | 144 (30.0) | 62 (12.9) |
| 4+ hours/week | 36 (26) | 65 | 16 (24.6) | 22 (33.8) | 12 (18.5) | 11 (16.9) | 4 (6.2) |
| Time spent caring for adult relatives | |||||||
| 0 h/week | 39 (27) | 1,948 | 489 (25.1) | 530 (27.2) | 402 (20.6) | 371 (19.0) | 156 (8.0) |
| 1–3 h/week | 41 (27) | 103 | 24 (23.3) | 24 (23.3) | 20 (19.4) | 29 (28.2) | 6 (5.8) |
| 4+ hours/week | 44 (25) | 4 | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Time spent on household errands | |||||||
| 0 h/week | 52 (27) | 155 | 20 (12.9) | 32 (20.6) | 32 (20.6) | 41 (26.5) | 30 (19.4) |
| 1–3 h/week | 38 (26) | 1,722 | 435 (25.3) | 482 (28.0) | 353 (20.5) | 332 (19.3) | 120 (7.0) |
| 4+ hours/week | 35 (26) | 172 | 57 (33.1) | 41 (23.8) | 37 (21.5) | 25 (14.5) | 12 (7.0) |
| Time spent on hobbies | |||||||
| 0 h/week | 44 (27) | 429 | 89 (20.7) | 93 (21.7) | 92 (21.4) | 115 (26.8) | 40 (9.3) |
| 1–3 h/week | 38 (26) | 1,477 | 374 (25.3) | 410 (27.8) | 303 (20.5) | 275 (18.6) | 115 (7.8) |
| 4+ hours/week | 30 (23) | 146 | 49 (33.6) | 52 (35.6) | 29 (19.9) | 9 (6.2) | 7 (4.8) |
| Time spent on job development | |||||||
| 0 h/week | 38 (27) | 1,726 | 459 (26.6) | 463 (26.8) | 349 (20.2) | 319 (18.5) | 136 (7.9) |
| 1–3 h/week | 44 (25) | 325 | 55 (16.9) | 89 (27.4) | 73 (22.5) | 82 (25.2) | 26 (8.0) |
| 4+ hours/week | 35 (12) | 4 | 0 (0.0) | 3 (75.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Smoking Status | |||||||
| Never | 41 (26) | 851 | 184 (21.6) | 230 (27.0) | 184 (21.6) | 183 (21.5) | 70 (8.2) |
| Quit 0–2 y ago | 37 (26) | 64 | 18 (28.1) | 12 (18.8) | 19 (29.7) | 10 (15.6) | 5 (7.8) |
| Quit 2+ y ago | 37 (27) | 661 | 191 (28.9) | 177 (26.8) | 125 (18.9) | 120 (18.2) | 48 (7.3) |
| Current | 38 (26) | 478 | 121 (25.3) | 136 (28.5) | 96 (20.1) | 86 (18.0) | 39 (8.2) |
| Pack-years (PY) | |||||||
| Never smoked | 41 (26) | 851 | 184 (21.6) | 230 (27.0) | 184 (21.6) | 183 (21.5) | 70 (8.2) |
| <20 PY | 37 (26) | 871 | 233 (26.8) | 244 (28.0) | 174 (20.0) | 157 (18.0) | 63 (7.2) |
| 20–39 PY | 37 (27) | 142 | 42 (29.6) | 32 (22.5) | 33 (23.2) | 24 (16.9) | 11 (7.7) |
| 40+ PY | 43 (28) | 58 | 10 (17.2) | 20 (34.5) | 8 (13.8) | 13 (22.4) | 7 (12.1) |
| Alcohol intakea | |||||||
| No intake | 38 (26) | 702 | 182 (25.9) | 187 (26.6) | 152 (21.7) | 129 (18.4) | 52 (7.4) |
| Intake beneath tolerable limit | 40 (26) | 759 | 169 (22.3) | 213 (28.1) | 168 (22.1) | 148 (19.5) | 61 (8.0) |
| Intake above tolerable limit | 38 (28) | 522 | 146 (28.0) | 132 (25.3) | 91 (17.4) | 109 (20.9) | 44 (8.4) |
| Abuse of alcohol | 39 (27) | 71 | 16 (22.5) | 22 (31.0) | 13 (18.3) | 15 (21.1) | 5 (7.0) |
| Depression | |||||||
| No | 38 (26) | 1944 | 506 (26.0) | 536 (27.6) | 399 (20.5) | 368 (18.9) | 135 (6.9) |
| Yes | 58 (26) | 110 | 8 (7.3) | 18 (16.4) | 24 (21.8) | 33 (30.0) | 27 (24.5) |
aTOAM limits for men: beneath tolerable limit < =20g/day; above tolerable limit >20–60g/day; abuse >60g/day