Table 1.
Basic characteristics of the sample (n=329)
| Variable | Per cent (n) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 2.1 (7) |
| Female | 97.9 (322) |
| Missing | - |
| Age (mean=43.8) | |
| 18–29 | 9.7 (32) |
| 30–39 | 17.0 (56) |
| 40–49 | 41.0 (135) |
| 50–59 | 28.6 (94) |
| 60–69 | 1.2 (4) |
| ≥70 | 0 (0) |
| Missing | 2.4 (8) |
| Nationality | |
| German | 93.9 (309) |
| Other | 4.3 (14) |
| German+another citizenship | 1.5 (5) |
| Missing | 0.3 (1) |
| Employment contract | |
| Permanently employed | 97.9 (322) |
| Temporarily employed | 2.1 (7) |
| Missing | - |
| Well-being | |
| Low (raw value <13) | 18.2 (60) |
| High (raw value ≥13) | 80.9 (266) |
| Missing | 0.9 (3) |
| Job strain (dichotomised, using the median scores for job control and job demands) | |
| Low job strain | 20.4 (67) |
| Active job | 17.6 (58) |
| Passive job | 22.2 (73) |
| High job strain | 27.6 (91) |
| Missing | 12.2 (40) |