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Table 1 Weighteda characteristics of the study population

From: Psychosocial work factors and social inequalities in psychological distress: a population-based study

 

Men (n = 2270)

Women (n = 2142)

Age, n (%)

 15–24

259 (11.4)

314 (14.7)

 25–44

1100 (48.5)

965 (45.1)

 45–54

623 (27.5)

633 (29.6)

 ≥55

288 (12.7)

230 (10.7)

Education, n (%)

 Less than high school degree

345 (15.3)

205 (9.6)

 High school degree

765 (33.9)

698 (32.8)

 College degree

562 (24.9)

564 (26.5)

 University degree

583 (25.9)

663 (31.1)

Occupation, n (%)

 Unskilled workers and maneuvers

715 (31.5)

527 (24.6)

 Qualified workers

386 (17.0)

162 (7.6)

 Office workers

145 (6.4)

491 (23.0)

 Overseers and first level managers

320 (14.1)

409 (19.1)

 Semi-professionals and technicians

171 (7.6)

88 (4.1)

 Professionals

352 (15.5)

356 (16.7)

 Senior and middle managers

179 (7.9)

105 (4.9)

Household income (quartiles), n (%)b

 0–39 999$

457 (21.2)

484 (25.0)

 40 000–59 999$

479 (22.3)

422 (21.7)

 60 000–99 999$

746 (34.7)

620 (31.9)

 ≥100 000$

470 (21.9)

414 (21.4)

Psychological distress, mean (SD)

3.41 (3.18)

4.39 (3.54)

Psychological demand (tertiles), n (%)

 0–7.2

761 (33.7)

704 (33.1)

 7.3–10

938 (41.5)

778 (36.5)

 >10

562 (24.8)

649 (30.4)

Job control (tertiles), n (%)

 0–20.9

619 (27.4)

740 (34.7)

 21–24.9

753 (33.2)

662 (31.1)

 ≥25

892 (39.4)

728 (34.2)

Reward at work (tertiles), n (%)

 0–13.9

582 (26.2)

640 (30.6)

 14–15.9

619 (27.8)

523 (25.0)

 ≥16

1025 (46.0)

932 (44.5)

Social support at work (tertiles), n (%)

 0–47

663 (29.5)

543 (25.6)

 48–55

814 (36.2)

710 (33.6)

 ≥56

688 (30.6)

787 (37.2)

 Working alone

85 (3.8)

78 (3.7)

  1. aThe sum of the frequencies can be different from the expected number because weighted data were rounded
  2. bMissing values were ≤ 2% for all variables except for household income (n = 321 (119 men and 202 women) where 7.3% were missing)