Table 1 The distribution (percentage) of explanatory variables by length of sickness absence among people with paid employment.
Length of sickness absence (days) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Explanatory variables | Categories and levels | 0–28 | 29–90 | >90 |
Total | 89.3 | 5.2 | 5.7 | |
Sex | Male | 50.5 | 33.5 | 33.2 |
Female | 49.5 | 66.5 | 66.8 | |
Age | 25–34 | 27.4 | 28.3 | 15.4 |
35–44 | 28.4 | 24.5 | 20.2 | |
45–54 | 28.2 | 28.6 | 34.5 | |
55–64 | 16.0 | 18.6 | 29.9 | |
De facto marital status | Living alone | 24.2 | 24.5 | 26.6 |
Married/cohabiting | 75.8 | 75.5 | 73.4 | |
Occupational status | Unskilled manual workers | 22.9 | 32.4 | 34.6 |
Skilled manual workers | 18.0 | 23.0 | 19.3 | |
Lower-level employees | 15.5 | 14.1 | 15.0 | |
Middle-level employees and professionals | 43.6 | 30.5 | 31.1 | |
Employment | Part-time | 28.8 | 32.0 | 31.0 |
Full-time | 71.2 | 68.0 | 69.0 | |
Housing Tenure | Renting | 28.8 | 32.0 | 31.0 |
Owning | 71.2 | 68.0 | 69.0 | |
Quality of physical working environment | Poor | 23.4 | 35.7 | 37.9 |
Good | 76.6 | 64.3 | 62.1 | |
Presence of Stress at work | Yes | 37.8 | 41.4 | 46.5 |
No | 62.2 | 58.6 | 53.5 | |
Work-related social Support | Poor | 6.8 | 7.3 | 9.8 |
Good | 93.2 | 92.7 | 90.2 | |
Number of persons in study sample | _______ | 19,858 | 1,147 | 1,276 |
Corresponding number of persons in Swedish population | Estimated (N) | 2,957,000 | 169,000 | 189,000 |