Table 1.
Background variables of four occupational groups
| Engineers | Carpenters | Nurses | Home care nurses | Other | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number in each occupational group | 230 | 156 | 543 | 115 | 238 | 1282 |
| Gender [n (%)] | ||||||
| Male | 177 (77) | 154 (99) | 82 (17) | 17 (15) | 122 (51) | 549 (43) |
| Female | 53 (33) | 1 (1) | 451 (83) | 98 (85) | 116 (49) | 715 (57) |
| Marital status [n (%)] | ||||||
| Married/cohabiting | 201 (87) | 133 (85) | 426 (78) | 66 (57) | 181 (76) | 1007 (79) |
| Living alone | 29 (13) | 22 (15) | 117 (12) | 47 (53) | 56 (24) | 271 (21) |
| Age [n (%)] | ||||||
| 18–35 years | 43 (19) | 26 (17) | 48 (9) | 32 (28) | 54 (23) | 203 (16) |
| 36–45 years | 106 (46) | 36 (23) | 142 (26) | 22 (19) | 67 (28) | 373 (29) |
| 46–70 years | 80 (35) | 93 (60) | 353 (65) | 61 (53) | 117 (49) | 704 (55) |
| Children [n (%)] | ||||||
| 1–2 | 139 (60) | 88 (56) | 341 (63) | 47 (41) | 122 (51) | 737 (57) |
| 3 or more | 48 (21) | 41 (26) | 138 (25) | 31 (27) | 49 (21) | 307 (24) |
| Children living at home | ||||||
| 1–2 | 126 (55) | 60 (38) | 241 (44) | 23 (20) | 91 (38) | 541 (42) |
| ≥ 3 | 35 (15) | 15 (10) | 43 (8) | 11 (10) | 23 (10) | 127 (10) |
| Form of employment contract | ||||||
| Permanent | 226 (99) | 147 (94) | 524 (97) | 104 (90) | 210 (88) | 1211 (94) |
| Temporary | 2 (1) | 6 (4) | 16 (3) | 10 (9) | 24 (10) | 58 (5) |
| Retired | 1 | 1 (1) | 621 (1) | |||
| Working time | ||||||
| Full time | 215 (93) | 150 (96) | 358 (66) | 80 (70) | 201 (84) | 1004 (78) |
| Part time | 14 (6) | 4 (4) | 182 (34) | 35 (30) | 33 (14) | 268 (20) |
Numbers in parentheses indicate the percentage of valid answers in each occupational category