Table 1b. Participant characteristics by categories of prevailing job satisfaction and self-rated health – Women1 .
| WOMEN (n=2,551) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Satisfied &good health (n=1,998) | Dissatisfied &good health (n=96) | Satisfied &poor health (n=398) | Dissatisfied &poor health (n=59) |
| Socio-demographic | ||||
| Age at baseline (years)* | 57.1 (3.9) | 56.6 (4.1) | 57.3 (4.0) | 56.5 (2.9) |
| Proximity to expected retirement, n (%) | ||||
| <1 year | 111 (6.0) | 2 (2.3) | 18 (5.0) | 4 (6.9) |
| 1 to <5 years | 416 (22.5) | 19 (22.1) | 70 (19.6) | 8 (13.8) |
| 5 to <10 years | 695 (37.5) | 30 (34.9) | 143 (40.1) | 24 (41.4) |
| 10 years or more | 631 (34.1) | 35 (40.7) | 126 (35.3) | 22 (37.9) |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||||
| Married/civil partnership | 1355 (68.5) | 50 (52.6) | 248 (63.1) | 27 (46.6) |
| Highest educational qualification, n (%) | ||||
| No qualifications/school | 691 (34.6) | 26 (27.1) | 168 (42.2) | 16 (27.1) |
| Vocational training certificate | 598 (29.9) | 32 (33.3) | 123 (30.9) | 21 (35.6) |
| University degree/higher | 709 (35.5) | 38 (39.6) | 107 (26.9) | 22 (37.3) |
| Housing tenure, n (%) | ||||
| Owned outright/ mortgaged | 1,754 (59.8) | 87 (91.6) | 309 (79.8) | 46 (80.7) |
| How are you managing financially? n (%) | ||||
| Living comfortably/doing alright | 1,476 (75.5) | 55 (57.3) | 204 (52.7) | 10 (17.2) |
| Just about getting by | 355 (18.2) | 30 (31.3) | 119 (30.8) | 18 (31.1) |
| Finding it difficult/very difficult | 124 (6.3) | 11 (11.5) | 64 (16.5) | 30 (51.7) |
| Lifestyle | ||||
| Weekly physical activity, n (%) | ||||
| None | 279 (15.6) | 22 (24.7) | 90 (27.1) | 20 (37.7) |
| Obesity, n (%) | ||||
| ≥30kg/m2 | 396 (20.3) | 24 (25.3) | 151 (39.2) | 26 (47.3) |
| Alcohol intake per week, n (%) | ||||
| Low/no drinker (≤1unit pwk) | 479 (26.4) | 27 (29.0) | 121 (37.2) | 19 (36.5) |
| Moderate (2-14 units pwk) | 1,186 (65.4) | 61 (65.6) | 184 (56.6) | 29 (55.8) |
| Heavy (15+ units pwk) | 149 (8.2) | 5 (5.4) | 20 (6.2) | 4 (7.7) |
| Smoker status, n (%) | ||||
| Ex/current | 800 (40.3) | 42 (43.8) | 197 (50.4) | 31 (52.5) |
| Work factors2, n (%) | ||||
| Not coping with physical demand of the job | 404 (20.3) | 44 (46.8) | 265 (66.9) | 56 (94.9) |
| Not coping with mental demand of the job | 534 (26.8) | 66 (69.5) | 190 (48.0) | 51 (86.4) |
| Physical work activities score (0-6) Ʇ; | 0 (0,1.0) | 0 (0,2.0) | 1 (0,2.0) | 1 (0,3.0) |
*
Mean (SD)
Ʇ;
Median (IQR)
1
Column percentages are based on non-missing values that might be different for each variable
2
Work factors described in this table refer to the job prevailing when HRJL or censoring event of interest took place