Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the cohorts
Cohort65 (n = 1001) | Cohort73 (n = 686) | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
- men | 52 % | 50 % |
- women | 48 % | 50 % |
Parents’ occupational status | ||
- both blue-collar workers | 37 | 38 |
- one blue-collar worker | 33 | 39 |
- not blue-collar workers | 30 | 24 |
Poor mental health at baseline (1) | ||
- anxiousness | 18 % | 25 % |
- depressiveness | 23 % | 34 % |
Unemployment at baseline | ||
- exposed | 27 % | 61 % |
- median among the exposed | 25 weeks | 16 weeks |
Poor mental health at follow-up (1) | ||
- anxiousness | 24 % | 23 % |
- depressiveness | 33 % | 25 % |
Unemployment at follow-up(2) | ||
- exposed | 10 % | 1 % |
- median among the exposed | 50 weeks | 20 weeks |