Table 1

Descriptive characteristics of the subjects included in the analysis

Men
Number (%)
Women
Number (%)
Population
 Poland (Warsaw)173  (11.8)161  (11.6)
 Poland (Tarnobrzeg)187 (12.8)199 (14.4)
 Lithuania220 (15.1)201 (14.5)
 Czech Republic526 (36.0)461 (33.3)
 Hungary356 (24.4)362 (26.2)
Self rated health
 very good101 (6.9)71 (5.1)
 good666 (45.6)541 (39.1)
 average609 (41.7)673 (48.6)
 poor84 (5.8)94 (6.8)
 very poor2 (0.1)5 (0.4)
Age
 20–34233 (15.9)218 (15.8)
 35–44493 (33.7)538 (38.9)
 45–54511 (35.0)489 (35.3)
 55+225 (15.4)139 (10.0)
Education
 Primary169 (11.6)221 (16.0)
 Vocational408 (27.9)396 (28.6)
 Secondary555 (38.0)506 (36.6)
 University330 (22.6)261 (18.9)
Material deprivation
 Low (0–4.9)1069 (73.1)926 (66.9)
 High (5–10)393 (26.9)458 (33.1)
Employment category
 Manager/supervisor293 (20.0)206 (14.9)
 Other employee779 (53.3)774 (55.9)
 Self employed379 (25.9)388 (28.0)
 Not specified11 (0.8)16 (1.2)
Marital status
 Married1267 (86.7)1085 (78.4)
 Unmarried195 (13.3)299 (21.6)
Range Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Decision authority
 0 (low), 3 (high)2.03 (0.83)1.91 (0.88)
Job demand
 0 (low), 3 (high)2.32 (0.73)2.44 (0.71)
Job strain, number (%)
 Low demand-low decision control416 (28.5)391 (28.3)
 Low demand-high decision control371 (25.4)236 (17.1)
 High demand-low decision control296 (20.3)395 (28.5)
 High demand-high decision control379 (25.9)362 (26.2)
Effort
 1 (low), 2 (high)1.23 (0.27)1.24 (0.29)
Reward
 1 (low), 2 (high)1.16 (0.21)1.17 (0.21)
Log (E/R ratio)
 −0.69, 0.61−0.41 (0.27)−0.40 (0.29)
Support at work
 0 (low), 3 (high)2.05 (0.78)2.10 (0.76)
Job variety
 0 (low), 3 (high)2.18 (0.69)1.99 (0.77)
Job control
 0 (low), 3 (high)2.11 (0.65)1.95 (0.70)