Do working characteristics influence the participation at health measures? Findings from a trial phase of workplace health promotion

Table 1 Sociodemographic distribution of participants (%) in both survey waves

	Participants in February/March 2015	Participants in both surveys	Participants in June 2015
sex
male	62.96	71.12	66.91
n	991	357	655
female	28.02	28.69	23.70
n	441	144	232
missing	9.02	0.20	9.40
n	142	1	92
age
Below 30	30.24	30.88	30.54
n	476	2	299
30 - 39	21.22	21.31	21.14
n	334	107	207
40 - 49	20.71	20.52	20.53
n	326	103	201
older than 49	19.44	21.51	19.61
n	306	108	192
missing	8.39	5.78	8.17
n	132	29	80
occupational status
civil servants	35.58	36.25	30.64
n	560	182	300
military staff	53.88	63.15	61.29
n	848	317	600
missing	10.55	0.60	8.07
n	166	3	79
response rate	16.93	5.40	10.53
n	1574	502	979

ISSN: 1745-6673