Table 1 Baseline characteristics of workers by gender and birth year cohort in 1990 (n=16, 950)
Women | Men | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 1953 | 1948 | 1943 | 1938 | Total | 1953 | 1948 | 1943 | 1938 | |
N | 7163 | 1924 | 1893 | 1976 | 1370 | 9787 | 2639 | 2768 | 2665 | 1715 |
% | 42.3 | 42.1 | 40.6 | 42.7 | 44.4 | 57.7 | 57.8 | 59.3 | 57.4 | 55.8 |
Non-managers (%) | 77.5 | 76.7 | 77.1 | 76.9 | 80.5 | 64.3 | 68.1 | 64.2 | 60.7 | 64.6 |
Physical factors | ||||||||||
Awkward work (%) | 54.1 | 48.8 | 52.9 | 54.8 | 61.7 | 76.5 | 75.9 | 75.3 | 76.3 | 79.7 |
1 factor | 21.6 | 20.9 | 21.1 | 21.8 | 23.5 | 20.6 | 21.1 | 20.3 | 21 | 19.9 |
2 factors | 17.2 | 15.2 | 16.9 | 17.9 | 19.6 | 21.3 | 20.8 | 21.3 | 20.7 | 23 |
> 2 factors | 15.3 | 12.7 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 18.6 | 34.6 | 34 | 33.7 | 34.6 | 36.8 |
Precision work (%) | 42.8 | 40.1 | 42.5 | 41.7 | 46.3 | 47.4 | 46.1 | 47.8 | 48.4 | 46.6 |
Repetitive work (%) | 21.7 | 20.8 | 22.7 | 22.4 | 20.7 | 17.8 | 18.8 | 18.2 | 17 | 16.9 |
Non-standard hours (%) | 43.9 | 35 | 43.7 | 46.5 | 53 | 78.2 | 71.1 | 77.9 | 81 | 85.8 |
Psychosocial factors | ||||||||||
High latitude (%) | 77.5 | 78.4 | 78.7 | 78.1 | 74 | 86.5 | 92 | 86.2 | 85.7 | 80.3 |
High pressure (%) | 56.6 | 59.2 | 56.1 | 57.2 | 52.9 | 55.6 | 54.7 | 57.1 | 57.5 | 51.8 |
Means for quality (%) | 75.6 | 73.7 | 75.6 | 76 | 77.5 | 78.8 | 76.7 | 78.2 | 80.2 | 80.8 |