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Table 1 Socio-demographic and occupational factors of the workers’ sample (n = 6,378) by gender*

From: The relevance of socio-demographic and occupational variables for the assessment of work-related stress risk

 

Male

Female

 

n

%

n

%

Age (yrs)

    

  18-30

321

10.1

297

13.8

  31-50

2,005

63.2

1,445

67.2

  50+

846

26.7

408

19.0

  Missing

28

-

22

-

Marital status

    

  Single

812

25.5

617

28.6

  Married

2,162

67.7

1,298

60.0

  Divorced/widowed

216

6.8

246

11.4

  Missing

10

-

11

-

Educational level

    

  Elementary/middle

888

28.0

371

17.3

  High school

1,325

41.9

886

41.2

  Master/degree

955

30.1

893

41.5

  Missing

32

-

22

-

Occupational status

    

  Blue-collar workers

1,304

44.2

713

34.5

  Clerks/professionals

1,044

35.3

980

47.4

  Manager

606

20.5

373

18.1

  Missing

246

-

106

-

Job seniority

    

  0-5 yrs

665

22.4

589

28.3

  6-11 yrs

706

23.8

571

27.5

  12-17 yrs

540

18.2

343

16.5

  >17 yrs

1,054

35.6

577

27.7

  Missing

235

-

92

-

Job contract

    

  Permanent

2,711

92.8

1,795

87.7

  Fixed-term

209

7.2

251

12.3

  Missing

280

-

126

-

Working hours

    

  Full-time

2,858

96.4

1,502

72.5

  Part-time

107

3.6

569

27.5

  Missing

235

-

101

-

Shift work

    

  Day workers

2,175

68.4

1,487

69.4

  Shift workers

450

14.1

384

17.9

  Night workers

558

17.5

272

12.7

  Missing

17

-

29

-

Commuting time to work

    

  ≤ 60 minutes

1,984

78.0

1,502

77.9

  > 60 minutes

561

22.0

427

22.1

  Missing

655

-

243

-

Total

3,200

 

2,172

 
  1. *Gender is missing for 1,006 subjects.