Table 3

Number and percentage of disability pensioners in 1991–2002 in each level of education and prevalence (%) of different risk indicators by level of education

Level of education (years)All subjects (n=39 902)
≥15 (n=6431)14 (n=5028)12–13 (n=6849)10–11 (n=11 503)≤9 (n=10 091)
Number and percentage of disability pensioners121 (1.9)138 (2.7)255 (3.7)732 (6.4)731 (7.2)1977 (5.0)
IQ (%)
 High (7–9)69.352.441.717.69.012 879 (32.3)
 Medium (4–6)29.043.749.760.753.019 800 (49.6)
 Low (1–3)1.63.98.621.738.07223 (18.1)
Health-related lifestyle factors (%)
 BMI ≥253.65.06.27.38.72621 (6.6)
 Smoking28.136.042.752.357.218 333 (46.0)
 Risky use of alcohol5.57.28.714.717.84789 (12.0)
Psychiatric diagnosis (%)7.27.37.911.914.74222 (10.6)
Musculoskeletal diagnosis (%)16.816.215.116.617.76619 (16.6)
Job control (%)
 High57.647.630.315.27.810 710 (26.8)
 Medium–high14.624.431.327.518.99368 (23.5)
 Medium–low23.922.721.026.627.89974 (25.0)
 Low4.05.317.530.845.59850 (24.7)
Physical strain at work (%)
 Low62.739.630.815.39.310 831 (27.1)
 Medium–low30.649.031.622.516.310 831 (27.1)
 Medium–high5.24.812.621.829.26894 (17.3)
 High1.56.625.040.345.211 346 (28.4)
  • BMI, body mass index.