Table 1 Descriptive data

Age¹ (median years)

45

46

45

45.5

47

43

43

43

Sex¹ (% male)

50

42

54

63

76

37

38

50

University education¹

(%)

43

47

38

43

46

47

59

64

Manual workers¹ (%)

34

35

37

29

29

33

22

20

Born abroad¹ (%)

9

9

8

7

10

12

9

16

Urban residents² (%)

26

44

19

12

15

37

33

38

Cohabiting² (%)

78

72

80

83

82

72

77

75

Living with children under 13 years² (%)

31

24

34

33

31

30

29

25

High psycological demands at work³ (%)

47

45

46

50

58

45

45

51

Low control at work³

(%)

53

55

53

46

38

59

57

53

Job strain² (%)

22

22

22

29

20

25

24

24

Frequently working overtime² (%)

25

24

26

28

37

19

21

27

Unemployed during the last three years² (%)

10

9

8

10

13

12

14

19

Income² (median number of price base amounts)

6.5

6.0

6.6

7.1

8.1

5.9

6.4

6.3

Ever having problems paying bills² (%)

22

20

22

21

23

26

24

26

Working hours per week³ (median)

40

41

41

42

43

41

41

41