Table 1 Demographic variables and means of perceived health across employed, unemployed and disability benefit recipients
From: Employment status and perceived health in the Hordaland Health Study (HUSK)
Variable | Employed | Unemployed | Disability Benefits |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 13156 | 439 | 1 351 |
% of sample | 88.0 | 2.9 | 9.1 |
Gender (n/%) | |||
Female | 6754/51.3 | 293/66.7 | 886/65.6 |
Education (n/%)‡ | |||
Primary | 2051/15.6 | 126/28.7 | 441/32.6 |
Secondary | 6041/45.9 | 228/51.9 | 607/44.9 |
1–3 yr higher | 2662/20.2 | 41/9.3 | 184/13.6 |
≥ 4 yr higher | 2402/18.3 | 44/10.0 | 119/8.8 |
Income (n/%)‡ | |||
≤ 249 999 | 3681/28.0 | 210/47.8 | 642/47.5 |
250000 – 499 999 | 6001/45.6 | 196/44.6 | 585/43.3 |
500000 ≤ | 3474/26.4 | 33/7.5 | 124/9.1 |
Marital Status (n/%) | |||
Single | 3129/23.8 | 159/36.2 | 532/39.4 |
Perceived Physical Health (mean) | 51.34 | 49.62 | 38.17 |
Perceived Mental Health (mean) | 53.15 | 51.23 | 47.07 |