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Table 2 Characteristics of the study population

From: The Portuguese long version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire II (COPSOQ II) – a validation study

 

n

%

Total participants

745

 

Gender

 Female

489

65.6

 Male

256

34.4

Age distribution

 19–29

141

19.0

 30–39

261

35.0

 40–49

194

26.0

 50–59

139

18.7

 60–65

10

1.3

Marital status

 Single

241

32.3

 Married

376

50.5

 Cohabiting

62

8.3

 Divorced

54

7.2

 Widowed

12

1.6

Education

  ≤ 9th year

100

13.4

 10th to 12th year

177

23.8

 Bachelor

20

2.7

 University degree

318

42.7

 Postgraduate degree

1

0.1

 Master’s degree

102

13.7

 PhD

27

3.6

Economic activities

 Manufacturing

53

7.1

 Construction

56

7.5

 Wholesale and retail trade

43

5.8

 Financial and insurance activities

21

2.8

 Education

161

21.6

 Human health and social work activities

267

35.8

 Other sectors

144

19.3

Sectors

 Public

300

40.3

 Private

445

59.7