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Table 1 Comparison of the study sample with the original sample of the first year of the study period

From: Persistent work-life conflict and health satisfaction - A representative longitudinal study in Switzerland

 

Study sample

n = 1261

Initial sample in 2002

n = 3850

Sex

  

   Men

50.4%

50.4%

   Women

49.6%

49.6%

Age of participants

  

   ≤ 25

4.3%

14.6%

   26-35

20.5%

18.7%

   36-45

38.4%

28.9%

   46-55

28.4%

23.6%

   ≥56

8.4%

14.3%

Highest educational level (2006)

  

   No vocational education

8.9%

17.1%

   Basic vocational education

40.0%

41.5%

   Qualification for university entrance

10.9%

10.7%

   Higher vocational education

21.9%

17.0%

   University

18.4%

13.7%

Time-based Work-Life Conflict

  

   Weak (0-3)

42.4%

43.9%

   Moderate (4-6)

33.4%

31.9%

   Strong (7-10)

24.2%

24.1%

Strain-based Work-Life Conflict

  

   Weak (0-3)

37.4%

37.5%

   Moderate (4-6)

39.5%

37.9%

   Strong (7-10)

23.3%

24.6%

Statisfaction with health m (SD)

8.21(1.45)

8.14(1.56)