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Table 1 Study sample (N = 2552)

From: Gender differences in a resources-demands model in the general population

Sociodemographic variables

Men (n = 1,206) n (%)

Women (n = 1,312) n (%)

Men n (%) chronic stress higha

Significance men chronic stress high

Women n (%) chronic stress high

Significance women chronic stress high

Age

   

χ2(4) = 21.33; p < 0.01

 

χ2(4) = 21.33; p < 0.01

16-40 years

444 (36.8)

516 (37.9)

92 (20.7)

 

124 (24.4)

 

41-60 years

375 (31.1)

426 (31.6)

76 (20.3)

 

86 (20.1)

 

61-95 years

361 (29.9)

376 (27.9)

41 (11.4)

 

56 (15.1)

 

Cohabitation

   

χ2(2) = 5.69; p = 0.06

 

χ2(2) = 0.93; p = 0.62

Yes

750 (62.2)

745 (55.3)

120 (16.1)

 

145 (19.6)

 

No

456 (37.8)

601 (44.7)

93 (20.5)

 

129 (21.6)

 

Primary occupation

   

χ2(16) = 47.06; p < 0.01

 

χ2(16) = 18.77; p = 0.28

Full-time (≥35 h/week)

606 (50.2)

327 (24.3)

118 (19.6)

 

86 (26.3)

 

Part-time (15–34 h/Woche)

13 (1.1)

185 (13.7)

7 (53.9)

 

40 (21.7)

 

Part-time (<15 h/Woche)

4 (0.3)

47 (3.5)

1 (25.0)

 

8 (17.1)

 

Military service/maternity leave

7 (0.6)

30 (2.2)

2 (28.6)

 

6 (20.0)

 

Retired

379 (31.4)

377 (28.0)

42 (11.1)

 

59 (15.9)

 

Professional education

25 (2.1)

12 (0.9)

4 (16.0)

 

2 (18.2)

 

Students

81 (6.7)

89 (6.6)

16 (19.8)

 

21 (23.6)

 

Unemployment

   

χ2(2) = 18.01; p < 0.01

 

χ2(2) = 0.32; p = 0.85

No

1121 (93)

1253 (93.1)

192 (17.2)

 

253 (20.4)

 

Yes

85 (7.0)

93 (6.9)

21 (24.7)

 

21 (22.6)

 
  1. achronic stress high = > mean + ≥1 standard deviation.