Health risk factors and self-rated health among job-seekers

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Socio-demographics of the sample (n = 7,906)

Variables		N	%
Gender	Female	3,685	46.6
	Male	4,221	53.4
Age in years (mean, SD)		33.5	12.5
Age groups	18-24 years	2,599	33.1
	25-39 years	2,711	34.6
	40-64 years	2,537	32.3
Family status	Married	1,970	25.3
	Single	4,913	63.1
	Divorced/separated	808	10.4
	Widowed	90	1.2
Living in a steady relationship		4,792	61.7
School education	< 10 years	1,733	22.7
	10-11 years	4,415	58.0
	> 11 years	1,469	19.3
Life-time unemployment in months (mean, SD)		29.2	41.2
Life-time unemployment grouped	< 6 months*	2,675	35.2
	6-24 months	2,471	32.5
	> 24 months	2,447	32.2

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