Table 1 Descriptive statistics for individuals (N=36,304) sickness absent due to stress-related mental disorders
Characteristics | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic characteristics | ||
Sex | ||
Female | 26315 | 72.5 |
Male | 9989 | 27.5 |
Age (years) | ||
17–25 | 1821 | 5.0 |
26–35 | 8216 | 22.6 |
36–45 | 11464 | 31.6 |
46–55 | 9138 | 25.2 |
56–65 | 5665 | 15.6 |
Education (years) | ||
0 to 9 | 4362 | 12.0 |
10 to 12 | 18066 | 49.8 |
Above 12 | 13876 | 38.2 |
Country of birth | ||
Sweden | 31763 | 87.5 |
Other Nordic countries | 1313 | 3.6 |
Other European countries | 717 | 2.0 |
Outside Europe | 2511 | 6.9 |
Place of residence | ||
Big cities | 14017 | 38.6 |
Medium size cities | 12869 | 35.4 |
Small town | 9418 | 25.9 |
Family situation | ||
Married/cohabiting without children a | 4663 | 12.8 |
Married/cohabiting with children a | 13955 | 38.4 |
Single people without children a | 11490 | 31.6 |
Single people with children a | 6196 | 17.1 |
Sickness absence characteristics b | ||
Repeated spells | ||
1 spell due to SRMD* | 34569 | 95.2 |
> 1 spell due to SRMD* | 1735 | 4.8 |
Spells with mental/somatic diagnoses | ||
Only spells with mental diagnoses | 32586 | 89.8 |
One additional spell with somatic diagnoses | 3330 | 9.2 |
Multiple spells with somatic diagnoses | 388 | 1.1 |
Full-time c | ||
No | 4609 | 12.7 |
Yes | 31695 | 87.3 |
Part-time d | ||
No | 18219 | 50.2 |
Yes | 18085 | 49.8 |
Duration (days) e | ||
1–14 | 10157 | 28.0 |
15–90 | 17370 | 47.8 |
91–180 | 3742 | 10.3 |
181–365 | 2469 | 6.8 |
> 365 | 2566 | 7.1 |
Number of spells f | ||
1 spell | 30048 | 82.8 |
2 spells | 5291 | 14.6 |
> 2 spells | 965 | 2.7 |
Health care characteristics | ||
Hospital stay due to mental diagnoses (days) g | ||
No hospital stay | 35036 | 96.5 |
1 to 8 | 663 | 1.8 |
> 8 | 605 | 1.7 |
Hospital stay due to somatic diagnoses (days) g | ||
No hospital stay | 25619 | 70.6 |
1 to 4 | 5797 | 16.0 |
> 4 | 4888 | 13.5 |
Outpatient care visits due to mental diagnoses g | ||
No visits | 33013 | 90.9 |
1 | 1763 | 4.9 |
> 1 | 1528 | 4.2 |
Outpatient care visits due to somatic diagnoses g | ||
No visits | 8806 | 24.3 |
1 to 4 | 16238 | 44.7 |
> 4 | 11260 | 31 |