Table 1.
Sample description: observations (No.) and percentage (%) or mean and standard deviation (SD): n = 9418
| Range or categories | No. or (mean) | % or (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 6257 | 66.4 |
| Female | 3161 | 33.6 | |
| Age groups | Job starters (18–29) | 1036 | 11.0 |
| Early midlife (30–45) | 3894 | 41.3 | |
| Late midlife (46–57) | 3511 | 37.3 | |
| Older working life (58–65) | 977 | 10.4 | |
| Sickness days | Range: 0–200 days | (9.1) | (20.0) |
| High effort | Yes | 2714 | 28.8 |
| No | 6704 | 71.2 | |
| Low reward | Yes | 3639 | 38.6 |
| No | 5779 | 61.4 | |
| ER ratio > 1 | Yes | 1391 | 14.8 |
| No | 8027 | 85.2 | |
| Occupational position | Higher service class | 1739 | 18.5 |
| Lower service class | 2721 | 28.9 | |
| Routine non-manuals | 1682 | 17.9 | |
| Skilled and unskilled manual workers | 3276 | 34.8 | |
| Years in job | Range: 0–50 years | (13.6) | (10.5) |
| Income | High | 4606 | 48.9 |
| Medium | 3369 | 35.8 | |
| Low | 1443 | 15.3 | |
| Education years | Range: 7–18 years | (12.9) | (2.8) |
| Number of children < 14 | None | 6923 | 73.5 |
| 1 | 1347 | 14.3 | |
| 2 or more | 1148 | 12.2 | |
| Partnership | Living with partner | 7937 | 84.3 |
| Living as single | 1481 | 15.7 | |
| Self-rated health | Good or better | 5457 | 57.9 |
| Less than good | 3961 | 42.1 | |
| Total | 9418 | 100.0 |