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Table 2 Sample description (data are presented as mean (SD) for continuous measures, and n (%) for categorical measures)

From: Associations between change in labour market policies and work stressors: a comparative longitudinal survey data analysis from 27 European countries

 

Sample using ERI

Sample using Job Strain

N = 64,659

N = 67,114

ERI

.85

(.18)

Job Strain

.90

(.21)

Effort

1.39

(.22)

1.39

(.22)

Reward

1.65

(.18)

Control

1.57

(.23)

Age

41.26

(11.36)

41.43

(11.41)

Survey wave

 2005 - 4th EWCS

17,540

(27.1%)

17,089

(25.5%)

 2010 - 5th EWCS

24,654

(38.1%)

25,727

(38.3%)

 2015 - 6th EWCS

22,465

(34.7%)

24,298

(36.2%)

Gender

 Male

30,485

(47.1%)

31,562

(47.0%)

 Female

34,174

(52.9%)

35,552

(53.0%)

ISCO skill level

 ISCO1

13,108

(20.3%)

13,893

(20.7%)

 ISCO2

8483

(13.1%)

8818

(13.1%)

 ISCO3

28,928

(44.7%)

29,970

(44.7%)

 ISCO4

14,140

(21.9%)

14,433

(21.5%)

Employment contract

 A permanent contract

51,873

(80.2%)

53,513

(79.7%)

 Fixed term contract

7454

(11.5%)

7731

(11.5%)

 Temporary employment agency contract

909

(1.4%)

970

(1.4%)

 Apprenticeship or other training scheme

425

(0.7%)

443

(0.7%)

 Other

3998

(6.2%)

4457

(6.6%)

NACE

 Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing

1401

(2.2%)

1463

(2.2%)

 Industry

15,555

(24.1%)

16,132

(24.0%)

 Services

24,333

(37.6%)

25,341

(37.8%)

 Public administration and defence; compulsory social sec

4967

(7.7%)

5088

(7.6%)

 Other services

18,403

(28.5%)

19,090

(28.4%)