Table 1.
Background characteristics of the study sample [n = 877]
| % | Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Female | 56.4 | |
| Age, years | 44.6 (12.3) | |
| Educational level | ||
| Low | 41.8 | |
| Middle | 48.8 | |
| High | 9.4 | |
| Income | ||
| Low | 45.2 | |
| Middle | 27.0 | |
| High | 5.6 | |
| Missing | 22.2 | |
| Health | 7.0 (1.4) | |
| Type of contract | ||
| Full-time (≥36 h per week) | 49.4 | |
| Part-time | 50.6 | |
| Hours paid work per week | 31.7 (9.2) | |
| Working hours per day | 7.1 (3.3) | |
| Job characteristics | ||
| Work in shifts | 14.9 | |
| Managerial position (be in command of five or more colleagues) | 13.7 | |
| Mentally demanding tasks | 39.7 | |
| Physically demanding tasks | 18.0 | |
| Works overtime | ||
| No | 20.5 | |
| Sometimes | 55.5 | |
| Most of the time | 23.9 | |
| Job satisfaction | 7.1 (1.8) | |
SD standard deviation