Table 1 Characteristics of the sample
Employed | Unemployed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | 2007 | 2011 | 2007 | 2011 |
n = 2771 | n = 2205 | n = 439 | n = 1428 | |
% | % | % | % | |
Mental Health | ||||
Poor (MCS-SF12 score <47.3) | 17.1 | 19.0 | 22.6 | 26.1 |
Good (MCS-SF12 score > =47.3) | 82.9 | 81.0 | 77.4 | 73.9 |
Sex | ||||
Women | 35.0 | 39.6 | 49.2 | 42.9 |
Men | 65.0 | 60.4 | 50.8 | 57.1 |
Age | ||||
19–24 years | 10.1 | 7.0 | 19.1 | 13.8 |
25–34 years | 30.8 | 28.6 | 40.5 | 29.3 |
35–44 years | 30.2 | 31.1 | 19.4 | 28.6 |
45–54 years | 20.6 | 23.7 | 13.0 | 19.0 |
55–64 years | 8.3 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 9.3 |
Main earner | ||||
Yes | 62.6 | 62.0 | 26.4 | 40.5 |
No | 37.4 | 38.0 | 73.6 | 59.5 |
Cohabitation | ||||
Yes | 70.5 | 72.9 | 45.6 | 63.1 |
No | 29.5 | 27.1 | 54.4 | 36.9 |
Partner working status | ||||
Employed | 57.8 | 59.1 | 62.5 | 50.0 |
Unemployed | 4.1 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 28.1 |
Other | 32.1 | 28.5 | 22.0 | 21.9 |
Education | ||||
No studies or Incomplete primary | 17.5 | 13.6 | 29.8 | 25.5 |
Complete primary | 27.8 | 26.0 | 34.9 | 31.9 |
Secondary | 30.7 | 37.6 | 21.4 | 31.2 |
University | 24.0 | 22.8 | 13.9 | 11.4 |
Difficulties to make ends meet | ||||
Great difficulty/Difficulty | 15.5 | 21.3 | 36.8 | 52.2 |
Some difficulty | 31.9 | 27.6 | 37.7 | 30.5 |
Easily | 52.6 | 51.1 | 25.5 | 17.3 |
Social support | ||||
Poor (Duke score < =41) | 19.6 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 12.4 |
Good (Duke score >41) | 80.4 | 82.5 | 82.7 | 87.6 |