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Table 1 Study sample and invited sample characteristics

From: The associations between employees’ risky drinking and sociodemographics, and implications for intervention needs

Variable

Study sample % (n)

Invited sample % (n)

Difference Percentage points (p-value)

Gender

 Male

32.6 (1164)

34.2 (4908)

- 1.6 (ns)

 Female

67.4 (2407)

65.8 (9445)

+  1.6 (ns)

Age

  ≤ 39

31.3 (1116)

35.5 (5102)

- 4.2 (< .001)

  ≥ 40

68.7 (2455)

64.5 (9251)

+  4.2 (< .001)

Variable

Study sample % (n)

Educational level

Primary/lower secondary

2.4

85

Upper secondary

22.7

809

University/college

75.0

2677

Living status

Living alone

13.9

496

Living with others

86.1

3075

Marital status

Unmarried

43.5

1553

Married

56.5

2018

Children

No

20.5

731

Yes

79.5

2840

Children in household

No

43.1

1538

Yes

56.9

2033

Work position

Workera

81.7

2918

Manager

18.3

653

Work divisionb

Transportation

1.8

63

Manufacturing

5.3

191

Public administration

75.5

2697

Health care services

16.6

593

Accommodation

0.8

27

  1. aCategory includes blue, white and pink collar workers; bClassification based on the European Classification of Economic Activities [49]