Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study cohort according to overall satisfaction with psychosocial working conditions

Cohort characteristicsLevel of satisfaction
LowIntermediateHighTotal
N%N%N%N%
Gender
 Women261324.8525049.7269125.51055478.6
 Men75926.5145950.865122.7286921.4
Age
 ≤40132426.5236247.2131726.3500337.3
 41–50101324.5205449.6107025.9413730.8
 51–6087324.0194653.681422.4363327.1
 61+16224.934753.414121.76504.8
Marital status
 Single145826.5269149.0134724.5549640.9
 Not single*191424.1401850.7199525.2792759.1
Children <15 years of age
 Yes116324.7228148.5126426.8470835.1
 No220925.4442850.8207823.8871564.9
Occupational grade
 Low69125.6121148.360424.1250618.7
 Middle-range210426.2385047.9208625.9804059.9
 High39618.7123656.448522.9211715.8
 Other18123.841254.216722.07605.6
Unit size
 <30227827.1390946.6220826.3839562.5
 ≥30109421.8280055.7113422.5502837.5
Sector
 Health258728.4434147.6219224.0912067.9
 Social service§36319.986447.459532.7182213.6
 Education27414.4119262.644023.0190614.2
 Administration**14825.731254.311520.05754.3
Total337225.1670950.0334224.913423100
  • * Married or cohabitating.

  • Other occupations within the county that hold too few employees to be analysed separately.

  • Hospitals, psychiatric institutions.

  • § Special care institutions, children and adolescents.

  • Educational or rehabilitation institutions.

  • ** Technical areas, administrative staff.