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Table 2 Prevalence of stressors and perceived social support (N = 30,261)

From: The relative importance of work-related and non-work-related stressors and perceived social support on global perceived stress in a cross-sectional population-based sample

  

PSS mean (SD)

N

%a

Financial circumstances

 No

 

10.5 (6.9)

19,120

58.9

 Yes, a little

 

12.7 (6.4)

7121

25.2

 Yes, partly

 

15.8 (6.5)

2305

9.0

 Yes, a lot

 

19.5 (6.9)

1715

6.9

Housing conditions

 No

 

11.1 (7.0)

24,527

77.2

 Yes, a little

 

14.1 (6.6)

3616

13.8

 Yes, partly

 

17.1 (6.4)

1279

5.3

 Yes, a lot

 

19.6 (6.7)

838

3.6

Work situation

 No

 

10.7 (7.0)

18,923

59.8

 Yes, a little

 

12.1 (6.2)

6587

22.9

 Yes, partly

 

15.6 (6.3)

2708

9.7

 Yes, a lot

 

19.3 (6.8)

2040

7.7

Relationship with partner

 No

 

11.3 (7.0)

22,927

75.1

 Yes, a little

 

13.6 (6.9)

5196

17.1

 Yes, partly

 

16.6 (6.9)

1366

4.9

 Yes, a lot

 

19.2 (6.9)

768

3.0

Relationship with family and friends

 No

 

10.7 (6.7)

22,639

72.9

 Yes, a little

 

14.8 (6.9)

6030

21.1

 Yes, partly

 

19.3 (6.8)

1174

4.4

 Yes, a lot

 

22.3 (7.0)

413

1.7

Disease

 No

 

10.1 (6.3)

17,252

57.8

 Yes, a little

 

12.9 (6.7)

7781

24.7

 Yes, partly

 

16.4 (6.9)

3151

10.4

 Yes, a lot

 

20.7 (7.3)

2072

7.1

Disease among close relatives

 No

 

11.4 (7.0)

17,853

60.4

 Yes, a little

 

12.3 (6.9)

8127

25.7

 Yes, partly

 

14.4 (7.5)

2842

9.1

 Yes, a lot

 

17.5 (7.9)

1435

4.7

Deaths among close relatives

 No

 

11.8 (7.1)

24,581

81.2

 Yes, a little

 

12.8 (7.0)

3235

10.6

 Yes, partly

 

14.0 (7.2)

1293

4.3

 Yes, a lot

 

16.2 (8.0)

1152

3.9

Other types of distress

 No

 

11.5 (7.0)

26,531

87.0

 Yes, a little

 

14.2 (6.9)

1913

6.4

 Yes, partly

 

17.2 (7.0)

1004

3.6

 Yes, a lot

 

20.6 (7.5)

812

3.0

Perceived social support

 Yes, always

 

10.2 (6.6)

18,374

59.2

 Yes, mostly

 

13.7 (6.8)

7707

25.8

 Yes, sometimes

 

17.4 (6.9)

2825

10.1

 No, never or almost never

 

16.8 (7.9)

1334

4.9

  1. aWeighted percentage