Table 1 Distribution of study participants by baseline socio-demographic and health characteristics
From: Musculoskeletal pain and re-employment among unemployed job seekers: a three-year follow-up study
Unemployed job-seekers (N = 284) | |
|---|---|
Individual characteristics | n (%) |
Age (years) | |
18–29 | 68 (23.9) |
30–44 | 127 (44.7) |
45–59 | 80 (28.2) |
Missing | 9 (3.2) |
Gender | |
Male | 89 (31.3) |
Female | 194 (68.3) |
Missing | 1 (0.4) |
Educational attainment | |
No occupational education | 93 (32.7) |
Vocational school | 120 (42.3) |
College/university | 64 (22.5) |
Missing | 7 (2.5) |
Marital status | |
Single | 82 (28.9) |
Married/cohabiting | 170 (59.9) |
Widowed/divorced | 30 (10.6) |
Missing | 2 (0.7) |
Duration of unemployment | |
Less than one year | 190 (66.9) |
More than one year | 94 (33.1) |
Participation in CHC | |
Intervention group | 119 (41.9) |
Control group | 165 (58.1) |
Lifestyle/health characteristics | |
Alcohol use | |
Never/less often | 113 (39.8) |
2–4 times/month | 128 (45.1) |
2 or more times/week | 43 (15.1) |
Smoker | |
No | 179 (63.0) |
Yes | 105 (37.0) |
Physical activity | |
Much | 91 (32.0) |
Moderate | 70 (24.6) |
Not at all or only a little | 111 (39.1) |
Missing | 12 (4.2) |
Somatic diseases | |
No | 153 (53.9) |
Yes | 110 (38.7) |
Missing | 21 (7.4) |
Depression | |
No | 253 (89.1) |
Yes | 17 (6.0) |
Missing | 14 (4.9) |
Hands/upper extremity pain | |
None | 120 (42.3) |
Mild | 90 (31.7) |
Severe | 57 (20.1) |
Missing | 17 (6.0) |
Neck/shoulder pain | |
None | 75 (26.4) |
Mild | 119 (41.9) |
Severe | 76 (26.8) |
Missing | 14 (4.9) |
Low back pain | |
None | 106 (37.3) |
Mild | 106 (37.3) |
Severe | 48 (16.9) |
Missing | 24 (8.5) |
Feet/lower extremity pain | |
None | 126 (44.4) |
Mild | 96 (33.8) |
Severe | 45 (15.8) |
Missing | 17 (6.0) |
Number of musculoskeletal pain sites | |
0 | 74 (26.1) |
1 | 42 (14.8) |
2 | 46 (16.2) |
3 | 50 (17.6) |
4 | 72 (25.4) |