Table 1 Background characteristics and mean SAHL scores (n = 329)

Gender

Men

136 (41)

29.0 (3.7)

25.2 (4.8)

54.2 (7.7)

Women

193 (59)

29.4 (3.0)

27.2 (3.7)

56.7 (5.9)

Age

mean age: 56.2 (14.9)

-

<44

86 (26)

29.8 (3.0)

26.4 (4.6)

56.2 (6.9)

45-65

131 (40)

29.6 (3.2)

27.1 (4.1)

57.7 (6.5)

>65

112 (34)

28.3 (3.5)

25.5 (4.1)

53.8 (6.8)

Education*

Low

92 (28)

27.5 (3.7)

24.6 (4.4)

52.1 (7.0)

Intermediate

123 (38)

29.0 (3.3)

25.9 (4.3)

54.9 (6.9)

High

110 (34)

31.0 (1.8)

28.4 (3.2)

59.3 (4.2)

Ethnic origin

Dutch

313 (95)

29.3 (3.2)

26.3 (4.3)

55.6 (6.8)

Other

16 (5)

28.5 (4.2)

27.3 (3.9)

55.8 (7.5)

Mother tongue

Dutch

319 (97)

29.3 (3.2)

26.4 (4.3)

55.6 (6.8)

Other

10 (3)

28.8 (4.0)

25.8 (4.1)

54.6 (7.2)

Contact with professional care provider in past year**

0 times

28 (9)

29.2 (3.6)

26.8 (3.7)

55.9 (6.7)

1 – 5 times

196 (60)

29.2 (3.2)

26.1 (4.3)

55.3 (6.6)

5 – 10 times

55 (17)

29.4 (3.6)

26.8 (4.5)

56.2 (7.5)

> 10 times

47 (14)

29.3 (3.0)

27.1 (4.3)

56.5 (6.8)

Working in health care***

Never worked in health care

213 (65)

28.9 (3.4)

25.5 (4.2)

54.4 (6.7)

Used to work in health care

56 (17)

29.1 (3.6)

27.4 (4.6)

56.6 (7.7)

Now works in health care

54 (16)

30.6 (2.1)

28.9 (2.9)

59.5 (4.4)