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Table 3 Sample characteristics and descriptive statistics (percentages) stratified by welfare regime and gender

From: Contemporary employment arrangements and mental well-being in men and women across Europe: a cross-sectional study

 

Traditional family

Southern European

Contradictory

Earner-carer

Market-oriented

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

n = 3,044

n = 2,785

n = 870

n = 811

n = 965

n = 938

n = 340

n = 355

n = 852

n = 980

DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH CHARACTERISTICS

Poor mental well-being 1

3.3 (1.9)

3.6 (2.1)

2.8 (1.7)

3.4 (1.8)

3.4 (2.1)

3.6 (2.1)

3.1 (1.7)

3.4 (1.7)

3.2 (2.0)

3.8 (2.1)

Age

15-29 years old

15.2

16.5

14.2

19.2

25.2

17.7

14.3

13.1

22.4

16.5

30-49 years old

53.8

53.4

62.6

58.2

48.6

54.3

52.9

52.6

50.2

54.9

50-65 years old

31.0

30.1

23.2

22.6

26.2

27.9

32.8

34.3

27.4

28.6

Education

Low

11.2

12.1

42.0

36.5

6.8

4.8

11.3

7.5

22.8

21.8

Medium

55.1

51.9

26.6

22.9

69.6

57.2

47.6

40.9

36.5

31.6

High

33.7

36.1

31.4

40.6

23.5

38.0

41.1

51.6

40.8

46.6

Children living at home

0

50.9

47.7

47.0

46.8

44.1

37.5

51.9

49.7

51.4

41.8

1

19.2

24.2

20.7

26.1

28.2

29.0

18.8

18.4

18.6

26.2

≥ 2

29.9

28.1

32.3

27.1

27.6

33.5

29.3

31.9

30.1

32.0

Single parent

No

97.5

89.3

99.2

91.4

97.9

86.9

97.4

91.8

96.0

86.5

Yes

2.5

10.7

0.8

8.6

2.1

13.1

2.6

8.2

4.0

13.5

EMPLOYMENT QUALITY

Type of contract

Permanent

88.0

88.1

80.8

78.1

79.2

79.1

92.0

88.8

92.4

88.6

Non-permanent

12.0

11.9

19.2

21.9

20.8

20.9

8.0

11.2

7.6

11.4

Income

Sufficient income

87.9

88.1

79.0

79.6

72.4

67.8

95.4

94.9

91.3

82.0

Contr. earner, insuf. inc.

2.9

5.5

4.3

12.5

10.4

19.4

1.1

1.8

2.4

9.8

Main earner, insuf. inc.

9.2

6.4

16.7

7.8

17.2

12.8

3.5

3.3

6.3

8.2

Employment status

Full-time

92.1

60.6

94.3

77.7

95.7

88.7

90.6

71.7

89.8

55.3

Part-time

4.5

33.5

2.0

13.9

1.5

4.4

5.6

23.3

6.4

40.1

Involuntary part-time

3.5

5.9

3.7

8.3

2.7

6.9

3.8

5.0

3.9

4.7

Irregular/unsocial hours 1

3.8 (2.6)

2.6 (2.2)

3.7 (2.5)

2.7 (2.2)

4.1 (2.3)

2.8 (2.1)

3.5 (2.3)

2.6 (1.9)

4.0 (2.6)

2.5 (2.3)

Lack of training

No

48.4

50.0

35.0

35.0

27.6

32.9

65.5

73.9

50.0

52.2

Yes

51.6

50.0

65.0

65.0

72.4

67.1

34.5

26.1

50.0

47.8

Lack of representation

No

59.2

58.2

44.2

41.9

50.1

55.5

72.6

80.1

67.1

74.1

Yes

40.8

41.8

55.8

58.1

49.9

44.5

27.4

19.9

32.9

25.9

Lack of participation 1

6.0 (3.3)

6.2 (3.2)

5.7 (3.2)

5.9 (3.2)

7.4 (3.0)

7.4 (3.0)

4.8 (3.0)

4.8 (2.9)

5.5 (3.2)

5.8 (3.1)

QUALITY OF INTRINSIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WORK TASK

Low skill discretion 1

3.8 (2.2)

4.3 (2.3)

4.9 (2.2)

5.5 (2.3)

4.6 (2.2)

4.8 (2.5)

3.6 (2.0)

3.7 (2.0)

3.9 (2.4)

3.8 (2.3)

Low autonomy 1

4.3 (2.7)

4.7 (2.6)

5.6 (2.5)

5.8 (2.4)

6.0 (2.9)

5.9 (2.8)

3.7 (2.3)

3.9 (2.1)

4.9 (2.7)

5.1 (2.3)

High psy. demands 1

5.4 (3.0)

5.5 (3.1)

5.3 (2.8)

5.3 (3.0)

4.1 (2.6)

4.2 (2.7)

5.3 (2.7)

5.7 (2.9)

5.5 (2.8)

5.9 (3.0)

Lack of support

No

97.5

92.3

96.3

93.5

95.3

94.3

98.6

98.6

97.3

95.9

Yes

2.5

7.7

3.7

6.5

4.7

5.7

1.4

1.4

2.7

4.1

Lack of career opportun. 1

5.4 (3.0)

6.2 (3.1)

4.9 (2.6)

5.4 (2.6)

5.8 (2.6)

6.1 (2.6)

5.3 (2.6)

5.5 (2.7)

4.5 (2.7)

4.9 (2.8)

  1. Employee population, 15-65 years old. ESS 2010.
  2. 1Mean with standard deviation in parentheses.
  3. Abbreviations: Contr. contributory, insuf. inc. insufficient household income, psy. psychological, opportun. opportunities.