Psychosocial stress, demoralization and the consumption of tobacco, alcohol and medical drugs by veterinarians

Table 1 Central Study Variables (n = 1060)

		N	%
Gender	Men	499	47.1
	Women	561	52.9
Age	≤ 34 years	175	16.5
	35 – 44 years	420	39.6
	45 – 54 years	259	24.4
	≥ 55 years	206	19.5
Professional work	Non-clinical area of work¹	292	27.5
	Practice owner	529	49.9
	Employee in a practice	239	22.6
Working Hours	≤ 20 h per week	72	6.8
	21–40 h per week	261	24.6
	41–60 h per week	573	54.1
	≥ 60 h per week	154	14.5
Psychosocial Stress	Low (points 1–18)	499	47.1
	Intermediate (19–36 points)	473	44.6
	Intense (37–53 points)	88	8.3
Demoralization	Low (0–8 points)	611	57.6
	Intermediate (9–16 points)	388	36.6
	High (17–34 points)	61	5.8
Tobacco Consumption	No tobacco consumption	857	80.8
	Tobacco Consumption: 1–9 items per day	110	10.4
	Tobacco Consumption: ≥ 10 items per day	93	8.8
Alcohol Consumption	No alcohol consumption	135	12.7
	Low-risk alcohol consumption	587	55.4
	High-risk alcohol consumption	338	31.9
Binge drinking (≥ 5 intakes in one drinking situation)	On no day	828	78.1
	1 to 3 times during the previous 30 days	459	15.0
	Regular (at least weekly)	73	6.9
CAGE Test	Score < 2	922	87.0
	Score ≥ 2 (problem drinking)	138	13.0
Drug Use	No intake	452	42.6
	1 to 3 times during the previous 30 days	398	37.5
	Regular intake (at least weekly)	210	19.8
Drugs Prescribed by Doctor	1 to 3 times during the previous 30 days	12	1.1
	Regular intake (at least weekly)	41	3.9

¹Department of Veterinary Services, Animal Feed, Nutrition or Pharmaceutical Industry, Official Ante- and Post-mortem Meat Inspection, University

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