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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the study population

From: Short sickness absence and subsequent sickness absence due to mental disorders - a follow-up study among municipal employees

 

20–34

35–49

N

8027

11663

Working years

5156

10057

Women/Men %

73/27

73/27

Educational level in 2004, %

 Higher

10.4

17.1

 Upper secondary

27.3

32.1

 Lower secondary

50.7

38.5

 Basic

11.7

12.3

Short sickness absence spells in 2004. % (/working-years)

 0

40

38.9

 1

9.3

16.6

 2

10.3

13.1

 3 or more

40.4

31.4

Short sickness absence days in 2004% (/working-years)

 0

40

38.9

 1–7

25.5

33.3

 8–14

14.5

14.1

 15–29

12.6

9.7

  ≥ 30

7.4

4.0

Long sickness absence due to mental disorders, %

 2-Year follow-up

5

5.3

 5-Year follow-up

10.7

11.3

 9 Year follow-up

16.3

16.7