Table 1 Sample characteristics (overall and stratified by gender)

Observations (N /Per cent)

19,366 / 100.0

9599 / 49.6

9767 / 50.4

Long-term sickness absence (Events /Per cent)

1769 / 9.1

947 / 9.9

822 / 8.4

Exposure to unwanted sexual attention: Overall prevalence (N /Per cent)

415 / 2.2

265 / 2.9

150 / 1.6

Exposure to unwanted sexual attention from colleagues/managers/subordinates (N /Per cent)

181 / 1.0

118 / 1.3

63 / 0.7

Exposure to unwanted sexual attention from clients/customers/patients (N /Per cent)

245 / 1.3

156 / 1.7

89 / 1.0

Influence at work (Mean (SD))

52.8 (26.1)

50.4 (25.2)

55.1 (26.8)

Work pace (Mean (SD))

57.8 (24.6)

58.4 (24.7)

57.2 (24.5)

Age (Mean (SD))

41.4 (11.1)

41.4 (11.0)

41.5 (11.1)

Working with customers

2510 / 13.0

1378 / 14.4

1132 / 11.6

Working with clients

5825 / 30.1

3619 / 37.7

2206 / 22.6

Office workers

4831 / 25.0

2556 / 26.6

2275 / 23.3

Manual workers

5617 / 29.0

1843 / 19.2

3774 / 38.6

Primary sector work (agriculture, forestry, fishing)

583 / 3.0

203 / 2.1

380 / 3.9

Original survey (N /Per cent)