Table 3 Distribution of socioeconomy in relation to age group, heavy lifting, working posture, and mental and physical symptoms
Women (n = 1525) | |||||||||
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Socioeconomic position | Years old , %(n) | Heavy lifting, %(n) | Awkward working postures, %(n) | Physical and mental symptoms, %(n) | |||||
19-30 | 31-50 | 51-64 | Yes | No | Yes | No | High | Low | |
Higher non-manual | 9 (20) | 60 (141) | 31 (73) | 2 (5) | 98 (229) | 14 (32) | 51 (108) | 49 (105) | |
Intermediate non-manual | 12 (52) | 52 (232) | 36 (163) | 33 (146) | 67 (298) | 42 (187) | 58 (255) | 45 (176) | 55 (213) |
Lower non-manual | 14 (37) | 49 (129) | 37 (99) | 18 (48) | 82 (213) | 23 (60) | 77 (201) | 55 (133) | 45 (107) |
Skilled manual | 15 (37) | 45 (114) | 40 (101) | 87 (216) | 13 (32) | 80 (198) | 20 (50) | 55 (128) | 45 (104) |
Non-skilled manual | 25 (77) | 41 (123) | 34 (103) | 82 (242) | 18 (54) | 78 (230) | 22 (65) | 57 (158) | 43 (120) |
Men (n = 1238) | |||||||||
19-30 | 31-50 | 51-64 | Yes | No | Yes | No | High | Low | |
Higher non-manual | 9 (23) | 54 (139) | 37 (95) | 6 (15) | 94 (242) | 8 (20) | 92 (237) | 29 (63) | 71 (155) |
Intermediate non-manual | 10 (28) | 54 (157) | 36 (105) | 19 (55) | 81 (233) | 20 (57) | 80 (231) | 36 (93) | 64 (169) |
Lower non-manual | 27 (28) | 43 (46) | 30 (32) | 33 (35) | 67 (70) | 44 (46) | 56 (59) | 36 (33) | 64 (58) |
Skilled manual | 24 (60) | 46 (114) | 30 (75) | 87 (212) | 13 (33) | 82 (202) | 18 (43) | 36 (77) | 64 (135) |
Non-skilled manual | 23 (72) | 46 (144) | 31 (96) | 77 (237) | 23 (70) | 70 (215) | 30 (92) | 41 (115) | 59 (165) |