Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population in comparison with a nationally representative standard population of employees in Switzerland.
| Study population | Standard populationa | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Company survey 2007 (N=5,877) | Swiss Household Panel 2007 (N=3,885) | ||
| Sex | Men | 57.2% | 49.0% |
| Women | 42.8% | 51.0% | |
| Age | (15)-30 years | 24.9% | 28.4% |
| 31–40 years | 32.0% | 23.0% | |
| 41–50 years | 27.4% | 26.0% | |
| 51 years and older | 15.7% | 22.5% | |
| Education (highest level achieved) | No vocational education | 5.8% | 19.1% |
| Basic vocational education (apprenticeship) | 37.1% | 39.2% | |
| University-entrance diploma (high-school graduation) | 6.5% | 9.8% | |
| Higher vocational education | 30.9% | 16.0% | |
| University | 19.7% | 15.9% | |
| Nationality | Swiss (incl. dual citizenship) | 87.6% | 78.8% |
| Other nationality | 12.4% | 21.2% | |
| Number of persons living in household | 1 (mostly singles) | 18.9% | 19.8% |
| 2 (mostly couples or single parents with one child) | 36.7% | 29.2% | |
| 3+ (mostly families with two or more children) | 44.4% | 51.0% | |
| Job status | Management position (member of managing board) | 5.2% | 4.7% |
| Supervisory/training position | 34.8% | 24.1% | |
| Production position (standard level) | 60.0% | 71.2% | |
| Employment rate | Part-time (<50%) | 5.3% | 17.4% |
| Part-time (50–90%) | 21.5% | 24.2% | |
| Full-time (100%) | 73.2% | 58.4% |
a
Employees of a private company or government organisation (employees of private households or partners in a relative’s firm are excluded) of working age between 15 and 65 years and with permanent residence in Switzerland; weighted data.