Table 1 Private life characteristics and WPC among men

2,056

514 (25.0)

555 (27.0)

424 (20.6)

401 (19.5)

162 (7.9)

Age

35–44

42 (27)

730

146 (20.0)

199 (27.3)

157 (21.5)

160 (21.9)

68 (9.3)

45–54

39 (26)

847

201 (23.7)

236 (27.9)

183 (21.6)

162 (19.1)

65 (7.7)

55–64

34 (27)

479

167 (34.9)

120 (25.1)

84 (17.5)

79 (16.5)

29 (6.1)

Education (school)

Certificate of Secondary Education (9^th Grade)

32 (26)

593

211 (35.6)

159 (26.8)

112 (18.9)

80 (13.5)

31 (5.2)

General Certificate of Secondary Education (10^th Grade)

38 (27)

350

97 (27.7)

89 (25.4)

77 (22.0)

59 (16.9)

28 (8.0)

International Baccalaureate (12^th/13^th Grade)

43 (26)

1,100

201 (18.3)

301 (27.4)

233 (21.2)

262 (23.8)

103 (9.4)

Other certification

18 (14)

5

2 (40.0)

3 (60.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

None

22 (18)

8

3 (37.5)

3 (37.5)

2 (25.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Education (occupational)

Vocational School/Apprenticeship

33 (26)

724

247 (34.1)

191 (26.4)

147 (20.3)

98 (13.5)

41 (5.7)

Technical School/Master craftsman

38 (25)

360

76 (21.1)

114 (31.7)

81 (22.5)

69 (19.2)

20 (5.6)

University of Applied Sciences

44 (27)

874

166 (19.0)

223 (25.5)

177 (20.3)

217 (24.8)

91 (10.4)

Other qualification

39 (28)

41

10 (24.4)

13 (31.7)

5 (12.2)

10 (24.4)

3 (7.3)

None

40 (28)

52

14 (26.9)

12 (23.1)

12 (23.1)

7 (13.5)

7 (13.5)

SES

Low (<7.8)

32 (25)

98

34 (34.7)

26 (26.5)

21 (21.4)

14 (14.3)

3 (3.1)

Intermediate (7.8–14)

34 (26)

838

275 (32.8)

227 (27.1)

165 (19.7)

120 (14.3)

51 (6.1)

High (>14)

43 (26)

1,120

205 (18.3)

302 (27.0)

238 (21.3)

267 (23.8)

108 (9.6)

Marital Status

Married

39 (26)

1,543

381 (24.7)

429 (27.8)

319 (20.7)

295 (19.1)

119 (7.7)

Registered partners

35 (17)

3

0 (0.0)

2 (66.7)

1 (33.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Divorced

38 (28)

140

42 (30.0)

33 (23.6)

27 (19.3)

24 (17.1)

14 (10.0)

Separated

46 (26)

38

6 (15.8)

8 (21.1)

9 (23.7)

11 (28.9)

4 (10.5)

Widow(er)

32 (26)

16

5 (31.3)

6 (37.5)

0 (0.0)

4 (25.0)

1 (6.3)

Single, never married

40 (27)

316

80 (25.3)

77 (24.4)

68 (21.5)

67 (21.2)

24 (7.6)

Biological children

0

38 (27)

549

150 (27.3)

145 (26.4)

114 (20.8)

98 (17.9)

42 (7.7)

1–2

39 (26)

1,227

295 (24.0)

342 (27.9)

251 (20.5)

241 (19.6)

98 (8.0)

3+

40 (27)

280

69 (24.6)

68 (24.3)

59 (21.1)

62 (22.1)

22 (7.9)

Children < 18y at home

0

39 (27)

1,932

492 (25.5)

522 (27.0)

395 (20.4)

372 (19.3)

151 (7.8)

1–2-

45 (26)

102

15 (14.7)

28 (27.5)

25 (24.5)

23 (22.5)

11 (10.8)

3+

35 (25)

22

7 (31.8)

5 (22.7)

4 (18.2)

6 (27.3)

0 (0.0)

People in household

1–2

36 (27)

918

280 (30.5)

233 (25.4)

171 (18.6)

173 (18.8)

61 (6.6)

3–4

42 (26)

972

198 (20.4)

272 (28.0)

217 (22.3)

195 (20.1)

90 (9.3)

5+

40 (26)

154

32 (20.8)

46 (29.9)

34 (22.1)

32 (20.8)

10 (6.5)

Time spent caring for children

0 h/week

37 (26)

1,355

382 (28.2)

362 (26.7)

269 (19.9)

246 (18.2)

96 (7.1)

1–3 h/week

43 (26)

480

115 (24.0)

17 (3.5)

142 (29.6)

144 (30.0)

62 (12.9)

4+ hours/week

36 (26)

65

16 (24.6)

22 (33.8)

12 (18.5)

11 (16.9)

4 (6.2)

Time spent caring for adult relatives

0 h/week

39 (27)

1,948

489 (25.1)

530 (27.2)

402 (20.6)

371 (19.0)

156 (8.0)

1–3 h/week

41 (27)

103

24 (23.3)

24 (23.3)

20 (19.4)

29 (28.2)

6 (5.8)

4+ hours/week

44 (25)

4

1 (25.0)

1 (25.0)

1 (25.0)

1 (25.0)

0 (0.0)

Time spent on household errands

0 h/week

52 (27)

155

20 (12.9)

32 (20.6)

32 (20.6)

41 (26.5)

30 (19.4)

1–3 h/week

38 (26)

1,722

435 (25.3)

482 (28.0)

353 (20.5)

332 (19.3)

120 (7.0)

4+ hours/week

35 (26)

172

57 (33.1)

41 (23.8)

37 (21.5)

25 (14.5)

12 (7.0)

Time spent on hobbies

0 h/week

44 (27)

429

89 (20.7)

93 (21.7)

92 (21.4)

115 (26.8)

40 (9.3)

1–3 h/week

38 (26)

1,477

374 (25.3)

410 (27.8)

303 (20.5)

275 (18.6)

115 (7.8)

4+ hours/week

30 (23)

146

49 (33.6)

52 (35.6)

29 (19.9)

9 (6.2)

7 (4.8)

Time spent on job development

0 h/week

38 (27)

1,726

459 (26.6)

463 (26.8)

349 (20.2)

319 (18.5)

136 (7.9)

1–3 h/week

44 (25)

325

55 (16.9)

89 (27.4)

73 (22.5)

82 (25.2)

26 (8.0)

4+ hours/week

35 (12)

4

0 (0.0)

3 (75.0)

1 (25.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Smoking Status

Never

41 (26)

851

184 (21.6)

230 (27.0)

184 (21.6)

183 (21.5)

70 (8.2)

Quit 0–2 y ago

37 (26)

64

18 (28.1)

12 (18.8)

19 (29.7)

10 (15.6)

5 (7.8)

Quit 2+ y ago

37 (27)

661

191 (28.9)

177 (26.8)

125 (18.9)

120 (18.2)

48 (7.3)

Current

38 (26)

478

121 (25.3)

136 (28.5)

96 (20.1)

86 (18.0)

39 (8.2)

Pack-years (PY)

Never smoked

41 (26)

851

184 (21.6)

230 (27.0)

184 (21.6)

183 (21.5)

70 (8.2)

<20 PY

37 (26)

871

233 (26.8)

244 (28.0)

174 (20.0)

157 (18.0)

63 (7.2)

20–39 PY

37 (27)

142

42 (29.6)

32 (22.5)

33 (23.2)

24 (16.9)

11 (7.7)

40+ PY

43 (28)

58

10 (17.2)

20 (34.5)

8 (13.8)

13 (22.4)

7 (12.1)

Alcohol intake^a

No intake

38 (26)

702

182 (25.9)

187 (26.6)

152 (21.7)

129 (18.4)

52 (7.4)

Intake beneath tolerable limit

40 (26)

759

169 (22.3)

213 (28.1)

168 (22.1)

148 (19.5)

61 (8.0)

Intake above tolerable limit

38 (28)

522

146 (28.0)

132 (25.3)

91 (17.4)

109 (20.9)

44 (8.4)

Abuse of alcohol

39 (27)

71

16 (22.5)

22 (31.0)

13 (18.3)

15 (21.1)

5 (7.0)

Depression

No

38 (26)

1944

506 (26.0)

536 (27.6)

399 (20.5)

368 (18.9)

135 (6.9)

Yes

58 (26)

110

8 (7.3)

18 (16.4)

24 (21.8)

33 (30.0)

27 (24.5)