TABLE 1.

Sample characteristics.

	Invited subjects		Baseline sample				Prospective sample
	N	%	N	%	Mean	SD	N	%	Mean	SD
Sex
Female	8467	54.7	6478	51.2			4733	52.8
Male	6998	45.3	6174	48.8			4232	47.2
Total	15465		12652	100			8965
Missing			2841	18.3
Age
>35			2638	20.9			1740	19.4
35–55			7837	61.9			5742	64.0
>55			2177	17.2			1483	16.5
Total			12652	100	44.34	10.54	8965	100
Skill level
>15			3408	26.9			2438	27.2
13–15			3126	24.7			2334	26.0
10–12			4895	38.7			3214	35.9
<10			127	1.0			71	0.8
Unspecified			1096	8.7			908	10.1
Workplace
Public sector	11792	76.2	9914	78.4			6995	78.0
Private sector	3673	23.8	2738	21.6			1970	22.0
Organizational change
No change			3445	36.1			3780	43.0
One change			3474	36.4			2740	31.2
Two or more changes			2643	27.7			2268	25.8
Organizational change
Reorganization			5356	55.0			4448	49.8
Downsizing			2406	15.5			1945	21.8
Layoffs			911	5.9			1081	12.1
Partial closure			1238	8.0			1062	11.9
Partial outsourcing			774	5.0			994	11.2

Characteristics of baseline sample and prospective sample.