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. 2022 Dec 9;12(12):e066389. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066389

Table 1.

Weighted sample descriptive statistics

Full-time employed Part-time employed Gig workers Unemployed F/χ2 tests
Mental distress (GHQ-12), M (SD) 1.89 (0.04) 2.07 (0.07) 2.65 (0.24) 3.47 (0.20) P<0.001
Life satisfaction, M (SD) 5.12 (0.02) 5.20 (0.03) 4.88 (0.09) 4.34 (0.09) P<0.001
Subjective financial situation, M (SD) 2.02 (0.01) 2.09 (0.02) 2.35 (0.08) 2.84 (0.06) P<0.001
Loneliness, M (SD) 1.46 (0.01) 1.49 (0.01) 1.59 (0.04) 1.74 (0.03) P<0.001
Age, M (SD) 42.92 (0.17) 44.31 (0.37) 41.08 (1.19) 37.78 (0.70)
Gender, % P<0.001
 Male 0.58 0.26 0.64 0.57
 Female 0.42 0.74 0.36 0.43
Partnership, % P<0.001
 No 0.28 0.31 0.40 0.6
 Yes 0.64 0.60 0.53 0.29
Education levels, % P<0.001
 Tertiary 0.53 0.41 0.45 0.27
 Secondary 0.41 0.50 0.42 0.53
 Below secondary 0.07 0.10 0.13 0.21
Race, % P<0.001
 White 0.91 0.92 0.86 0.84
 Non-white 0.09 0.08 0.14 0.16
N 11 950 4218 429 1125 17 722
Row % 67.43 23.80 2.42 6.35 100

%, proportions; GHQ-12, General Health Questionnaire; M, means.