Baseline characteristics of the participants with a fixed term job contract at baseline
| Employment at follow up | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics at baseline | All (n=1203) n (%) | Stayer (n=712) n (%) | Leaver (n=491) n (%) | p for difference |
| *Median split separately for men and women. †In men, high alcohol consumption >280 g per week, in women >190 g per week. | ||||
| Sex | 0.283 | |||
| Men | 147 (12) | 93 (13) | 54 (11) | |
| Women | 1056 (88) | 619 (87) | 437 (89) | |
| Age (years) | <0.001 | |||
| 19–29 | 353 (29) | 169 (24) | 184 (37) | |
| 30–39 | 471 (39) | 276 (39) | 195 (40) | |
| 40–49 | 259 (22) | 180 (25) | 79 (16) | |
| 50–58 | 120 (10) | 87 (12) | 33 (7) | |
| Organisational tenure (years) | <0.001 | |||
| <1 | 118 (10) | 50 (7) | 68 (14) | |
| 1–4 | 646 (55) | 359 (52) | 287 (60) | |
| 5–8 | 253 (22) | 167 (24) | 86 (18) | |
| >8 | 157 (13) | 120 (17) | 37 (8) | |
| Occupational group | 0.001 | |||
| Doctors | 128 (11) | 72 (10) | 56 (12) | |
| Nurses | 768 (64) | 485 (68) | 283 (58) | |
| Others (eg, maintenance, cleaning) | 302 (25) | 154 (22) | 148 (30) | |
| Income* | 0.002 | |||
| 1st (low) | 603 (51) | 332 (47) | 271 (56) | |
| 2nd (high) | 580 (49) | 370 (53) | 210 (44) | |
| Hours of work | <0.001 | |||
| Full time | 998 (85) | 621 (89) | 377 (79) | |
| Part time | 176 (15) | 77 (11) | 99 (21) | |
| Self rated health | 0.806 | |||
| Poor / average | 118 (10) | 71 (10) | 47 (10) | |
| Good | 1078 (90) | 636 (90) | 442 (90) | |
| Sickness absence (quartiles) | 0.015 | |||
| Low/moderate (1st to 3rd) | 574 (72) | 375 (75) | 199 (67) | |
| High (4th) | 218 (28) | 122 (25) | 96 (33) | |
| Psychological distress | 0.321 | |||
| Non-case | 935 (79) | 560 (80) | 375 (78) | |
| Case | 243 (21) | 137 (20) | 106 (22) | |
| Job satisfaction (quartiles) | 0.021 | |||
| Low/moderate (1st to 3rd) | 891 (75) | 510 (72) | 381 (78) | |
| High (4th) | 304 (25) | 197 (28) | 107 (22) | |
| Smoking | 0.227 | |||
| Non-smoker | 970 (84) | 561 (83) | 409 (86) | |
| Current smoker | 182 (16) | 114 (17) | 68 (14) | |
| Alcohol consumption† | 0.162 | |||
| No/moderate | 1097 (93) | 641 (92) | 456 (94) | |
| High | 83 (7) | 55 (8) | 28 (6) | |
| Physical activity | 0.386 | |||
| Sedentary | 176 (15) | 109 (16) | 67 (14) | |
| Non-sedentary | 1006 (85) | 588 (84) | 418 (86) | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 0.954 | |||
| ≤30 | 1093 (95) | 641 (95) | 452 (95) | |
| >30 | 61 (5) | 36 (5) | 25 (5) | |