Table 1 Descriptives of independent variables
Independent variable | % men (n = 1393) | % women (n = 912) | Sig. Diff. | % total (n = 2305) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Personal characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age  15–30 years | 20.0 | 21.9 |  | 19.4 |
  31-40 years | 29.7 | 33.8 | * | 31.9 |
  41-50 years | 31.4 | 27.2 | * | 29.7 |
  51-64 years | 18.9 | 17.1 |  | 19.1 |
Education Low | 19.2 | 20.8 | Â | 19.7 |
 Intermediate | 43.7 | 48.4 | * | 45.6 |
 High | 37.1 | 30.8 | ** | 34.8 |
Coping styles More avoiding | 47.8 | 54.5 | ** | 49.7 |
      More support seeking | 30.1 | 53.3 | *** | 39.3 |
      More active | 46.9 | 39.9 | *** | 44.8 |
Health | Â | Â | Â | Â |
New health complaints | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Musculoskeletal | 3.1 | 3.1 |  | 2.7 |
 Psychological | 0.9 | 2.1 |  | 1.3 |
 Other | 6.4 | 8.1 |  | 7.2 |
Chronic health complaints | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Musculoskeletal | 20.7 | 31.4 | *** | 24.9 |
 Psychological | 8.8 | 11.0 |  | 9.7 |
 Other | 24.3 | 30.8 | *** | 26.9 |
Good health status | 84.9 | 78.9 | *** | 83.7 |
Good control over health outcomes | 50.9 | 42.8 | ** | 48.0 |
High fatigue | 10.7 | 14.8 | ** | 12.3 |
Work characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Full time work (40 hrs/wk or more) | 43.8 | 15.1 | *** | 32.4 |
High burnout | 41.0 | 42.2 | Â | 41.2 |
Work handicap | 17.4 | 23.0 | *** | 18.8 |
High engagement | 58.9 | 54.7 | * | 57.8 |
High social support supervisor | 44.6 | 45.4 | Â | 45.6 |
High social support colleagues | 47.1 | 53.2 | ** | 50.1 |
High physical work load | 53.9 | 52.9 | Â | 53.4 |
High static work load | 45.5 | 47.0 | Â | 46.0 |
High work pressure | 50.1 | 45.9 | Â | 48.3 |
High emotional workload | 46.7 | 54.1 | *** | 49.0 |
High decision latitude | 62.1 | 55.5 | ** | 60.9 |