Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study sample
From: Job demands and decision control predicted return to work: the rapid-RTW cohort study
Characteristic | Category | n a | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 131 | 22.1 |
Female | 332 | 55.9 | |
Marital status | Married/registered partner | 214 | 36 |
Cohabiting | 93 | 15.7 | |
Unmarried | 82 | 13.8 | |
Divorced | 58 | 9.8 | |
Separated | 8 | 1.3 | |
Widowed | 5 | .8 | |
Educational level | Elementary school (up to 9 years) | 50 | 8.4 |
Upper secondary school (12 years) | 207 | 34.8 | |
University degree (up to 4 years) | 138 | 23.2 | |
More than 4 years of university education | 55 | 9.3 | |
Diagnoses | Musculoskeletal | 316 | 53.2 |
Psychiatric | 116 | 19.5 | |
Unspecified | 41 | 6.9 | |
Cancer/tumours | 41 | 6.9 | |
Nervous system | 22 | 3.7 | |
Others | 50 | 8.4 | |
Sector | Private sector | 215 | 36.2 |
Public- Municipal level | 144 | 24.2 | |
Public- Regional and governmental level | 55 | 9.3 | |
Private- Publically financed sector | 20 | 3.4 | |
Self-employed | 7 | 1.2 |