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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population stratified by sex and in comparison with a nationally representative standard population of employees in Switzerland

From: The social gradient in work and health: a cross-sectional study exploring the relationship between working conditions and health inequalities

  

Study population

Standard populationa

 

Employee survey 2010 in the industry sector (N = 1,846)

Men

Women

Total

Sex

Men

100.0%

–

81.8%

53.0%

Women

–

100.0%

18.2%

47.0%

Age

20-25 years

6.3%

11.3%

7.2%

11.2%

26-35 years

16.4%

25.0%

17.9%

22.9%

36-45 years

30.1%

33.9%

30.8%

27.7%

46-55 years

31.9%

20.6%

29.9%

24.9%

56-64 years

15.3%

9.2%

14.2%

13.3%

Education (highest level achieved)

No compulsory or vocational education

20.0%

33.9%

22.5%

14.5%

Basic vocational education

48.8%

42.7%

47.7%

42.6%

Higher vocational education

22.3%

12.4%

20.5%

24.5%

University degree

8.9%

10.9%

9.3%

18.4%

Nationality

Swiss (incl. dual citizenship)

88.2%

76.8%

86.1%

77.1%

Other nationality

11.8%

23.2%

13.9%

22.9%

Job status (occupational position)

Management position (directorate)

0.9%

0.0%

0.8%

5.0%

Supervisory position (executive staff)

34.1%

12.2%

30.2%

26.8%

Production position (regular staff)

64.9%

87.8%

70.0%

68.2%

Activity rate

Part-time (< 100%)

4.1%

27.7%

8.4%

41.6%

Full-time (100%)

95.9%

72.3%

91.6%

58.4%

  1. a Based on data of the Swiss Household Panel 2009 (collected between September 2009 and March 2010) and a weighted random sample of the resident population in Switzerland restricted to employees aged 20 to 64 (N=3,714).