Table 1.
Demographics study samples.
| 1 Whistle blowers |
2 Matched controls |
3 Cancer patients |
4 Work disabilities |
5 Physical “healthy” sample |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | |
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Males | 20 | (74.1) | 100 | (74.1) | 68 | (52.3) | 84 | (43.3) | 97 | (48.5) |
| Females | 7 | (25.9) | 35 | (25.9) | 62 | (47.7) | 110 | (56.7) | 103 | (51.3) |
| Education | ||||||||||
| Low | 3 | (11.1) | 15 | (11.1) | 59 | (45.4) | 88 | (45.4) | 46 | (23.0) |
| Medium | 10 | (37.0) | 50 | (37.0) | 32 | (24.6) | 66 | (34.0) | 79 | (39.5) |
| High | 14 | (51.9) | 70 | (51.9) | 39 | (30.0) | 40 | (20.6) | 75 | (37.5) |
| Employed | ||||||||||
| No | 10 | (37.0) | 33 | (24.4) | 101 | (77.7) | 194 | (100.0) | 73 | (36.5) |
| Yes | 17 | (63.0) | 102 | (75.6) | 29 | (22.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 127 | (63.5) |
| Living (married) together | ||||||||||
| No | 11 | (40.7) | 55 | (40.7) | 50 | (38.5) | 87 | (44.8) | 52 | (26.0) |
| Yes | 16 | (59.3) | 80 | (59.3) | 80 | (61.5) | 107 | (55.2) | 148 | (74.0) |
| Children in household | ||||||||||
| No | 20 | (74.1) | 100 | (74.1) | 111 | (85.4) | 144 | (74.2) | 116 | (58.0) |
| Yes | 7 | (25.9) | 35 | (25.9) | 19 | (14.6) | 50 | (25.8) | 84 | (42.0) |
| Age | ||||||||||
| ≤34 years | 1 | (3.7) | 5 | (3.7) | 3 | (2.3) | 15 | (7.7) | 49 | (24.5) |
| 35 ≤ years ≤ 49 | 10 | (37.0) | 50 | (37.0) | 11 | (8.5) | 45 | (23.2) | 66 | (33.0) |
| 50 ≤ years ≤ 64 | 14 | (51.9) | 70 | (51.9) | 32 | (24.6) | 129 | (66.5) | 52 | (26.0) |
| ≥65 years | 2 | (7.4) | 10 | (7.4) | 84 | (64.6) | 5 | (2.6) | 33 | (16.5) |
n.a. = not available; work disabilities = respondents with (partial) work disabilities.