Table 1 Demographic and sickness absence description of sample
Health | Industry | Restaurants | Media | Finance | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 917 | 254 | 131 | 152 | 457 | 1911 |
Age | % | % | % | % | % | |
under 30 | 15.0 | 12.2 | 79.2 | 25.0 | 9.5 | 18.5 |
30–39 | 27.2 | 15.4 | 16.9 | 31.6 | 28.5 | 25.6 |
40–49 | 27.1 | 31.6 | 3.1 | 15.8 | 25.0 | 24.6 |
50–59 | 22.4 | 29.6 | 0.0 | 21.1 | 28.3 | 23.1 |
60+ | 8.3 | 11.3 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 8.1 |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 18.9 | 80.0 | 51.9 | 48.7 | 50.6 | 60.9 |
Female | 81.1 | 20.0 | 48.1 | 51.3 | 49.4 | 39.1 |
Education | ||||||
Middle school | 2.0 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
High School | 19.6 | 53.9 | 48.1 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 24.5 |
College | 71.3 | 28.4 | 40.5 | 74.3 | 80.5 | 65.9 |
unreported | 7.1 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 6.3 |
No of sickness absences last 12 months | ||||||
none | 26.9 | 33.9 | 36.7 | 27.0 | 34.0 | 30.2 |
1 or 2 | 51.7 | 56.2 | 49.2 | 57.2 | 51.9 | 52.6 |
3 or more | 21.5 | 10.0 | 14.1 | 15.8 | 14.1 | 17.2 |
No of days last sickness absence | ||||||
one day or less | 58.4 | 57.6 | 62.2 | 56.6 | 62.6 | 59.4 |
2 or 3 days | 25.2 | 26.0 | 24.4 | 35.5 | 26.0 | 26.3 |
more than three days | 16.4 | 16.4 | 13.4 | 7.9 | 11.4 | 14.3 |