Descriptive characteristics of the sample
| Still working at follow-up | Exit from the labour market at follow-up | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Per cent | Mean (SD) | Range | N | Per cent | Mean (SD) | Range | |
| Age (2004–2005) | 1069 | 84.6 | 56.5 (3.7) | 52–74 | 194 | 15.4 | 54.2 (0.97) | 52–56 |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 586 | 54.8 | 74 | 38.1 | ||||
| Female | 483 | 45.2 | 120 | 61.9 | ||||
| Education | ||||||||
| A-level or higher degree | 503 | 47.1 | 104 | 53.6 | ||||
| Secondary education | 345 | 32.3 | 55 | 28.4 | ||||
| No qualification | 221 | 20.7 | 35 | 18.0 | ||||
| Occupational class | ||||||||
| Professional | 411 | 38.4 | 91 | 46.9 | ||||
| Intermediate | 296 | 27.7 | 42 | 21.6 | ||||
| Routine/manual | 362 | 33.9 | 61 | 31.4 | ||||
| Effort–reward imbalance | 934 | 0.94 (0.35) | 0.25–3.33 | 174 | 1.02 (0.34) | 0.26–2.50 | ||
| Effort | 936 | 2.47 (0.65) | 1.00–4.00 | 174 | 2.65 (0.61) | 1.00–4.00 | ||
| Reward | 936 | 2.75 (0.50) | 1.00–4.00 | 174 | 2.70 (0.47) | 1.60–4.00 | ||
| Job control | 937 | 2.92 (0.54) | 1.00–4.00 | 174 | 2.79 (0.47) | 1.00–4.00 | ||
| Allostatic load | 839 | 4.42 (2.30) | 0.00–11.00 | 154 | 3.88 (2.24) | 0.00–9.00 | ||
| Depressive symptoms | 1059 | |||||||
| No | 959 | 90.6 | 163 | 84.9 | ||||
| Yes | 100 | 9.4 | 29 | 15.1 | ||||