Table 3A.
Parameters of professional activity in the case and the control group
| Criteria | Endometriosis group (%) | N | Control group (%) | N |
| Own net income per month | 480 | 483 | ||
| No income | 11.25 | 54 | 15.76 | 76 |
| <3000 CHF (1000 EUR)* | 24.79 | 119 | 28.57 | 138 |
| 3001–6000 CHF (1001–2500 EUR)* | 49.17 | 236 | 40.37 | 195 |
| >6000 CHF (>2500 EUR)* | 14.79 | 71 | 15.32 | 74 |
| Desired profession | 488 | 482 | ||
| Yes | 51.64 | 252 | 64.94 | 313 |
| No | 25.41 | 124 | 14.94 | 72 |
| Partially | 22.95 | 112 | 20.12 | 97 |
| Degree of health-related limitations in career choice | 486 | 466 | ||
| Exclusively | 4.12 | 20 | 0.43 | 2 |
| Strongly | 8.02 | 39 | 3.00 | 14 |
| Somewhat | 10.49 | 51 | 4.94 | 23 |
| Little | 8.23 | 40 | 5.15 | 24 |
| Not at all | 69.14 | 336 | 86.48 | 403 |
| Estimation of adequacy of job qualification | 459 | 453 | ||
| Lower than required | 19.17 | 88 | 17.00 | 77 |
| Same as required | 67.10 | 308 | 74.61 | 338 |
| Higher than required | 13.73 | 63 | 8.39 | 38 |
| Professional experience | 487 | 474 | ||
| <5 years | 18.89 | 92 | 32.70 | 155 |
| 5–10 years | 25.87 | 126 | 21.10 | 100 |
| >10 years | 55.24 | 269 | 46.20 | 219 |
| Duration of current employment | 442 | 439 | ||
| <1 year | 14.25 | 63 | 20.27 | 89 |
| 1–5 years | 40.72 | 180 | 41.69 | 183 |
| 6–10 years | 22.17 | 98 | 18.91 | 83 |
| >10 years | 22.85 | 101 | 19.13 | 84 |
| Work-related stress level | 460 | 465 | ||
| No stress | 2.83 | 13 | 1.51 | 7 |
| 1 | 3.26 | 15 | 2.80 | 13 |
| 2 | 4.13 | 19 | 5.16 | 24 |
| 3 | 5.00 | 23 | 10.54 | 49 |
| 4 | 7.39 | 34 | 9.46 | 44 |
| 5 | 13.70 | 63 | 14.624 | 68 |
| 6 | 12.83 | 59 | 14.194 | 66 |
| 7 | 18.70 | 86 | 20.430 | 95 |
| 8 | 16.96 | 78 | 14.624 | 68 |
| 9 | 6.96 | 32 | 2.796 | 13 |
| Very high stress | 8.26 | 38 | 3.871 | 18 |
*Different income classes in Switzerland and Germany/Austria.