|  | Short-term sick-leave (STSL) spells in 2002 |  |  |  |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No spell n (%) | Low STSL (1 spell) n (%) | High STSL (>1 spell) n (%) | P-value* | ||
 | Total | 4895 (49.7) | 3125 (31.8) | 1824 (18.5) |  |
Sex | Men | 2733 (56.8) | 1430 (29.3) | 714 (14.6) | Â |
 | Women | 2162 (43.5) | 1695 (34.1) | 1110 (22.4) | < 0.0001 |
Age | 18-29 | 429 (33.0) | 425 (32.7) | 446 (34.3) | Â |
 | 30-44 | 1828 (45.0) | 1363 (33.6) | 871 (21.4) |  |
 | 45-59 | 2638 (58.9) | 1337 (29.8) | 507 (11.3) | < 0.0001 |
Socio-economic position 2002 | Manual and skilled manual worker | 953 (44.8) | 697 (32.8) | 477 (22.4) | Â |
 | Low non-manual workers | 554 (43.4) | 447 (35.0) | 277 (21.7) |  |
 | Middle and high non-manual workers | 2549 (48.4) | 1748 (33.2) | 968 (18.4) |  |
 | Self-employed and farmers | 741 (73.3) | 189 (18.7) | 81 (8.0) | < 0.0001 |
 | Missing | 98 | 44 | 21 |  |
Born outside of Sweden | Yes | 701 (55.1) | 379 (29.8) | 193 (15.2) | Â |
 | No | 4179 (48.9) | 2738 (32.1) | 1626 (19.0) | < 0.0001 |
 | Missing | 15 | 8 | 5 |  |
Self-rated health | Very good/Good | 4275 (51.2) | 2652 (31.8) | 1418 (17.0) | Â |
 | Fair/Bad/Very bad | 579 (41.1) | 446 (31.6) | 385 (27.3) | < 0.0001 |
 | Missing | 41 | 27 | 21 |  |
Mental wellbeing measured with GHQ 12 | Yes to < 3 items | 4103 (51.9) | 2485 (31.4) | 1315 (16.6) | Â |
 | Yes to >= 3 items | 715 (40.1) | 592 (33.2) | 477 (26.7) | < 0.0001 |
 | Missing | 77 | 48 | 32 |  |
Limiting longstanding illness | Yes, to a high degree/Yes, to some degree | 399 (43.6) | 264 (28.8) | 253 (27.6) | Â |
 | No | 4459 (50.4) | 2830 (32.0) | 1555 (17.6) | < 0.0001 |
 | Missing | 37 | 31 | 16 |  |