Table 2 Sex- and age-standardized prevalence (percentage) of self-reported reduced working capacity due to longstanding illness by the explanatory variables among people with paid employment.
Explanatory variables | Categories and levels | Self-reported reduced working capacity due to longstanding illness (%) |
|---|---|---|
Total | 15.0 | |
Sickness absence (days) | 0–28 | 10.5 |
29–90 | 29.8 | |
>90 | 68.8 | |
Sex (only age-adjusted) | Male | 13.2 |
Female | 16.6 | |
De facto marital status | Living alone | 16.8 |
Married/cohabiting | 14.3 | |
Occupational status | Unskilled manual workers | 20.3 |
Skilled manual workers | 18.5 | |
Lower level employees | 15.3 | |
Middle level employees and professionals | 10.5 | |
Employment | Part-time | 26.2 |
Full-time | 12.9 | |
Housing tenure | Renting | 17.2 |
Owning | 14.2 | |
Quality of physical working Environment | Poor | 22.3 |
Good | 12.5 | |
Presence of stress at work | Yes | 16.6 |
No | 13.8 | |
Work-related social Support | Poor | 19.6 |
Good | 14.5 |